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Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 彻底
[chèdǐ]
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形
一直到底；深入透彻
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问题解决得很彻底
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彻底交代，争取宽大处理
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不要写作"澈底"。
Examples
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彻底失败
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end in utter failure
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他主张马上来个彻底改变，我觉得这意见太激进了。
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He advocates making immediate drastic changes, but I think this idea is too radical.
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彻底交代
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make a clean breast of
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彻底坦白交代
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make a clean breast of (one's crimes)
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问题要彻底解决，不要拖个尾巴。
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The problem must be solved once for all, without leaving any loose ends.
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那段山路被泥石流彻底淹埋了。
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盗版光碟无法彻底杜绝，整治过后又沉滓再起。
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The production of pirated video discs can't be completely stopped. Stop one producer, and a new one will take their place.
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他读了一辈子的书，到头来不过是一个彻底的老夫子。
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He has been reading books all his life, and has become a pedant.
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我们要彻底改变这种不好的流俗。
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We should get rid of this bad current fashion.
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Collocations
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彻底改正
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radical correction
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彻底清除
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utterly eliminate
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彻底失败
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absolute failure
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非常彻底
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very thorough
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