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The character 剿 combines the left component 巢, meaning "nest", which also provides its pronunciation, with the right radical 刂, representing a "knife". This structure originally depicted the act of cutting into or destroying a hideout. Its primary meaning later broadened to refer to the extermination or suppression of an opposing force, as in eliminating bandits or enemy troops. A secondary, figurative sense emerged related to plagiarism, appearing in compounds that denote copying or improperly adopting others' work.
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警察剿灭了犯罪团伙。
去年军队在山区剿匪。
政府决定彻底剿灭这些非法组织。
由于匪患严重，当局发动了大规模的剿匪行动。
在多次围剿之后，土匪的势力终于被剿清了。
历史上，这片地区曾进行过多次剿匪战争。
利用无人机技术，剿匪行动的效率大大提高了。
为了维护社会稳定，政府不仅剿灭了武装匪徒，还彻底铲除了他们的经济基础。