Definition
扫毒 is a verb-object compound meaning 'to carry out a drug suppression campaign' or 'to crack down on drugs'. It is a separable verb (离合词): the verb 扫 and the object 毒 can be separated by measure words or other elements, e.g., 扫了一次毒 ('conducted one drug crackdown'). It is commonly used in news and law enforcement contexts.
v
to conduct a drug crackdownto launch an anti-drug campaign
Examples
- 。Jǐngfāng zài zhège chéngshì sǎo le yí cì dú.The police conducted a drug crackdown in this city once.
- 扫毒。Zhèngfǔ juédìng kāizhǎn sǎo xíngdòng.The government decided to launch an anti-drug campaign.
- 扫毒。Zhè cì sǎo qǔdé le hěn dà chéngguǒ.This drug crackdown achieved great results.
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