"purges" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 清除
• 清洗 (政治)

Definition

有组织地将某些人或事物从群体或地方中强行清除，尤其是出于政治原因或为了去除不受欢迎的元素。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式或历史语境，尤其指政治领域的大规模清除。动词形式可用于净化或清理，但名词多为“清洗”事件。不要与一般意义的“清理”混淆。

Examples

The government carried out several purges after the conflict.

冲突后，政府进行了几次**清除**。

Large purges happened during the revolution.

革命期间发生了大规模的**清洗**。

There were purges in the company to remove dishonest employees.

公司进行了**清除**，以剔除不诚实的员工。

Political purges left many families separated for years.

政治**清洗**让许多家庭多年分离。

After the scandal, the organization went through a series of internal purges.

丑闻后，该机构经历了一系列内部**清除**。

Years later, people still talk about the purges as a warning from history.

多年后，人们仍将那些**清洗**当作历史警示谈论。