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chú
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. to get rid of
  2. 2. to remove
  3. 3. to exclude
  4. 4. to eliminate
  5. 5. to wipe out
  6. 6. to divide
  7. 7. except
  8. 8. not including

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13111529)

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Words Containing 除

扣除
kòu chú

to deduct

废除
fèi chú

to abolish

除恶务尽
chú è wù jìn

to eradicate evil completely (idiom); thorough in rooting out wickedness

祓除
fú chú

to exorcize (evil spirits)

开除党籍
kāi chú dǎng jí

to expel from the Party

除不尽
chú bù jìn

indivisible (math)

屏除
bǐng chú

to get rid of

肿瘤切除术
zhǒng liú qiè chú shù

lumpectomy

除草
chú cǎo

to weed

除根
chú gēn

to root out

除草剂
chú cǎo jì

weed killer

除罪
chú zuì

to pardon

蠲除
juān chú

to reprieve

消除
xiāo chú

to eliminate

剔除
tī chú

to reject

除祟
chú suì

to drive out devils and spirits exorcism

除沾染
chú zhān rǎn

decontamination

拚除
pàn chú

to reject

除湿机
chú shī jī

dehumidifier

整除数
zhěng chú shù

factor

铲除
chǎn chú

to root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish

除垢剂
chú gòu jì

detergent

排除
pái chú

to eliminate

开除学籍
kāi chú xué jí

to expel from school

废除军备
fèi chú jūn bèi

to disarm

涤除
dí chú

to wash away

除臭
chú chòu

to deodorize

消除歧义
xiāo chú qí yì

to disambiguate

除邪
chú xié

to guard against evil

根除
gēn chú

to eradicate

滤除
lǜ chú

to filter out

自动体外除颤器
zì dòng tǐ wài chú chàn qì

AED (automated external defibrillator)

排除万难
pái chú wàn nán

to overcome all obstacles

粪除
fèn chú

(literary) to clean up

撤除
chè chú

to remove

除灵
chú líng

to expel spirits

除尘
chú chén

to eliminate dust (i.e. filter out suspended particles)

祛邪除灾
qū xié chú zāi

to drive away demons to prevent calamity (idiom)

削除
xuē chú

to remove

除开
chú kāi

besides

除颤
chú chàn

to defibrillate

除法
chú fǎ

division (math.)

毁除
huǐ chú

to destroy

庭除
tíng chú

front court

若要人不知,除非己莫为
ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi

If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.

革除
gé chú

to eliminate

扫除
sǎo chú

to sweep

除名
chú míng

to strike off (the rolls)

曾经沧海难为水,除却巫山不是云
céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què wū shān bù shì yún

there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)

去除
qù chú

to remove

破除迷信
pò chú mí xìn

to eliminate superstition (idiom)

消除锯齿
xiāo chú jù chǐ

anti-alias (computer graphics)

摒除
bìng chú

to get rid of

筛除
shāi chú

to screen or filter out

剪草除根
jiǎn cǎo chú gēn

lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch

除霜
chú shuāng

to defrost

整除
zhěng chú

to divide exactly without remainder (in integer arithmetic)

删除
shān chú

to delete

除外
chú wài

to exclude

诛除
zhū chú

to wipe out

除另有约定
chú lìng yǒu yuē dìng

unless otherwise agreed

拔除
bá chú

to pull out

除子
chú zǐ

divisor (math.)

脱除
tuō chú

to get rid of

灭除
miè chú

to eliminate; to kill off

减除
jiǎn chú

to reduce

攘除
rǎng chú

to get rid of

扫除机
sǎo chú jī

mechanical sweeper

自由基清除剂
zì yóu jī qīng chú jì

radical scavenger (chemistry)

蠲除苛政
juān chú kē zhèng

to alleviate oppressive administration (idiom)

除尘机
chú chén jī

dusting machine

种族清除
zhǒng zú qīng chú

ethnic cleansing

除冰
chú bīng

to defrost

三下五除二
sān xià wǔ chú èr

three, set five remove two (abacus rule)

加减乘除
jiā jiǎn chéng chú

addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic

扫除天下
sǎo chú tiān xià

to sweep away evil

兴利除弊
xīng lì chú bì

to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)

拭除
shì chú

to wipe off

割除
gē chú

to amputate

除罪化
chú zuì huà

to decriminalize

摈除
bìn chú

to discard

释除
shì chú

to dispel (doubts)

免除
miǎn chú

to prevent

除夕
chú xī

lunar New Year's Eve

除过
chú guò

(dialect) except

除净
chú jìng

to remove completely; to eliminate; to cleanse from

除暴安良
chú bào ān liáng

to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor

解除
jiě chú

to remove

戒除
jiè chú

to quit

除暴
chú bào

to eliminate outlaws

小除夕
xiǎo chú xī

the day before New Year's Eve

除湿器
chú shī qì

dehumidifier

移除
yí chú

to remove

除臭剂
chú chòu jì

deodorant

被除数
bèi chú shù

dividend (math.)

除此之外
chú cǐ zhī wài

apart from this

斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn

to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch

除了
chú le

besides

开除
kāi chú

to expel (a member of an organization)

除数
chú shù

divisor (math.)

除号
chú hào

division sign (math.)

除掉
chú diào

to eliminate

故障排除
gù zhàng pái chú

fault resolution

拆除
chāi chú

to tear down

祛除
qū chú

to dispel

清除
qīng chú

to clear away

阑尾切除术
lán wěi qiē chú shù

appendectomy (medicine)

驱除
qū chú

to drive off

摘除
zhāi chú

to excise

切除
qiē chú

to excise

消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约
xiāo chú duì fù nǚ yī qiè xíng shì qí shì gōng yuē

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

乘除
chéng chú

to multiply and divide

除非
chú fēi

only if (..., or otherwise, ...)

剪除
jiǎn chú

to eradicate

破除
pò chú

to eliminate

药到病除
yào dào bìng chú

lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom)

除去
chú qù

to eliminate

除以
chú yǐ

(math.) divided by

归除
guī chú

long division

驱除鞑虏
qū chú dá lǔ

expel the Manchu, revolutionary slogan from around 1900