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yì 一 wǎng 网 dǎ 打 jìn 尽

一网打尽 yì wǎng dǎ jìn

to round up in one fell swoop; to capture all at once

Literally: one net catch all

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Origin

From the Song text Dongxuan Bilu by Wei Tai: 聊为相公一网打尽 — said of a purge that removed a whole faction at once.

How to use it

Predicate; neutral, often used of criminals or of collecting everything. Often 将犯罪团伙一网打尽.

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  1. 警方经过半年侦查，终于将这个走私团伙一网打尽。
    Jǐngfāng jīngguò bàn nián zhēnchá, zhōngyú jiāng zhège zǒusī tuánhuǒ yì wǎng dǎ jìn.
    After six months of investigation, the police finally rounded up the entire smuggling ring in one fell swoop.
    police through half year investigate, finally (object marker) this (measure) smuggling gang one net catch all
  2. 这本词典几乎把常用成语一网打尽，非常实用。
    Zhè běn cídiǎn jīhū bǎ chángyòng chéngyǔ yì wǎng dǎ jìn, fēicháng shíyòng.
    This dictionary captures almost every common chengyu in one sweep and is extremely practical.
    this (measure) dictionary almost (object marker) commonly-used chengyu one net catch all, very practical

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