杜绝

• Pinyin: dù jué
• Desglose de hanzi: 杜 = 木 (wood) + 土 (phonetic); 绝 = 纟(thread) + 色 (phonetic) — implies severing completely

Significado

Erradicar por completo; cortar de raíz; poner fin totalmente a algo indeseable.

Formal register. Frequently appears in policy, legal, and institutional language: 杜绝腐败 (root out corruption), 杜绝隐患 (eliminate hidden dangers). Carries a sense of absolute finality — not merely reducing, but entirely cutting off the possibility. Often paired with 从根源上 (from the root).

Ejemplos

1. 公司出台新规，旨在从根源上杜绝采购环节的腐败行为。
2. 严格的安检程序有助于杜绝危险品进入公共场所。
3. 学校反复强调要杜绝考试作弊现象，否则将严肃处理。

Guía de uso

Contexto: policy, law, institutional

Tono: authoritative

Correcto

• 监管部门已发布通知，要求各地杜绝违规排污行为。(The regulatory authority has issued a notice requiring all regions to completely eliminate illegal discharge of pollutants.)
• 只有建立完善的监督机制，才能从制度上杜绝权力滥用。(Only by establishing a sound supervisory mechanism can the abuse of power be institutionally eliminated.)

Incorrecto

• 我杜绝了这个坏习惯 — 杜绝 is used for systemic or widespread problems, not personal habits; say 改掉了这个坏习惯 or 戒除了这个习惯 instead

Origen e historia

杜 (stop up/block — originally a tree whose wood was used to plug gaps) + 绝 (completely cut off)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal