Definition
一网打尽 is a four-character idiom (chengyu) that literally means 'to catch everything in one net'. Figuratively, it means 'to round up all the criminals or solve all the problems at once'. You often see it in news reports about police operations, and it commonly appears with the 把 construction.
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to round up all at onceto capture or solve everything in one sweep
Examples
- 一网打尽。Jǐngfāng zhè cì xíngdòng bǎ zhěng gè fàndú jítuán yī wǎng dǎ jìn le.In this operation, the police rounded up the entire drug trafficking gang.
- 一网打尽。Zhège ruǎnjiàn néng bǎ nǐ diànnǎo lǐ de bìngdú yī wǎng dǎ jìn.This software can wipe out all the viruses on your computer.
- 一网打尽，。Lǎobǎn juédìng yí cì xìng bǎ suǒyǒu wèntí yī wǎng dǎ jìn, miǎnde yǐhòu máfan.The boss decided to solve all the problems at once to avoid future trouble.
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