清
除

To clear away in Chinese: 清除 (qīng chú)

qīng chú

to clear away

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to clear away
  2. 2to eliminate
  3. 3to get rid of

Stroke order

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清
除

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄥ

qīng

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄔㄨˊ

chú

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 我们要清除路上的垃圾。

    wǒ men yào qīng chú lù shang de lā jī。

    We need to clear away the garbage on the road.

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Related words

除

chú

to get rid of

清

qīng

(of water etc) clear

除了

chú le

besides

清楚

qīng chu

clear

除非

chú fēi

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

除夕

chú xī

lunar New Year's Eve

清淡

qīng dàn

light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)

删除

shān chú

to delete

清醒

qīng xǐng

clear-headed

拆除

chāi chú

to tear down

解除

jiě chú

to remove

排除

pái chú

to eliminate

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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