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Meaning of 除

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除HSK 6
Pinyin: chú
English Definition: to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including
Chinese Definition:
①去掉：除害。除名。除根。铲除。废除。排除。除暴安良。
②改变，变换：岁除(农历一年的最后一天)。除夕。
③不计算在内：除非。除外。
④算术中用一个数去分另一个数，是“乘”的反运算：除法。
⑤台阶：阶除。庭除。
⑥任命官职：除拜(授官)。除授。除书(授官的诏令)。
Antonyms: 兴
Total strokes: 9; Radical: 阜
Ideographic:The waste 余 produced by a city 阝
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 阝 [ yì ] place, town, city
    • 余 [ yú ] surplus, remainder; surname
Similar Characters: 唋 余 涂 途 斜 叙 徐
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Example Words
除了HSK 3 chú le besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for)
消除HSK 6 xiāo chú to eliminate; to remove
解除HSK 6 jiě chú to remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (sb of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement)
排除HSK 6 pái chú to eliminate; to remove; to exclude; to rule out
清除HSK 6 qīng chú to clear away; to eliminate; to get rid of
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Example Sentences
1
yī shēng
医生
jiàn yì
建议
tā
他
qiē chú
切除
dǎn náng
胆囊
。
The doctor suggested he have his gallbladder removed.
2
wǒ men
我们
xū yào
需要
pái chú
排除
yì xiē
一些
cuò wù
错误
。
We need to eliminate some errors.
3
yī shēng
医生
jiě chú
解除
le
了
tā
他
de
的
téng tòng
疼痛
。
The doctor relieved his pain.
4
wǒ
我
bèi
被
pái chú
排除
zài
在
jué cè
决策
zhī wài
之外
。
I am excluded from the decision.
5
tā
她
jué xīn
决心
yào
要
jiè chú
戒除
suǒ yǒu
所有
shì hào
嗜好
。
She is determined to abandon all her habits.
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