# 一网打尽

yī wǎng dǎ jìn

Capture or collect the entire group at once

## Meaning & wording

**Literally:** Catch everything in one net

**Traditional Chinese:** 一網打盡

**Register:** Forceful · general

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## When to use it

Describe comprehensive action in one operation.

Can sound aggressive or playful depending on subject.

## Understanding the expression

A single net surrounds everything within its reach, leaving none of the targeted group behind. Modern use often concerns catching offenders or removing related problems in one operation. It can also be playful about collecting favorite items or finishing a list. The whole group should be clear from context. The expression emphasizes completeness and coordination, not simply doing a large amount of work over an unspecified period.

## Examples

警方将诈骗团伙一网打尽。

### Traditional Chinese

警方將詐騙團伙一網打盡。

jǐng fāng jiāng zhà piàn tuán huǒ yī wǎng dǎ jìn 。

Police captured the entire fraud ring.

这次购买把清单上的书一网打尽。

### Traditional Chinese

這次購買把清單上的書一網打盡。

zhè cì gòu mǎi bǎ qīng dān shàng de shū yī wǎng dǎ jìn 。

This purchase covered every book on the list.

她想把相关错误一网打尽。

### Traditional Chinese

她想把相關錯誤一網打盡。

tā xiǎng bǎ xiāng guān cuò wù yī wǎng dǎ jìn 。

She wants to eliminate all related errors at once.

检查不能保证把隐患一网打尽。

### Traditional Chinese

檢查不能保證把隱患一網打盡。

jiǎn chá bù néng bǎo zhèng bǎ yǐn huàn yī wǎng dǎ jìn 。

The inspection cannot guarantee finding every hidden risk.

## Sources & reference checks

Original explanations and examples from Chinese Idioms Almanac. Source-checked October 6, 2026.

- [CC-CEDICT · forms & pronunciation](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdqb=%E4%B8%80%E7%B6%B2%E6%89%93%E7%9B%A1)

- [Ministry of Education · 成語典](https://dict.idioms.moe.edu.tw/idiomView.jsp?ID=160&webMd=1&la=0)

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