破
除

To eliminate in Chinese: 破除 (pò chú)

pò chú

to eliminate

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to eliminate
  2. 2to do away with
  3. 3to get rid of

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破
除

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ㄆㄛˋ

pò

ㄆ/ pㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄔㄨˊ

chú

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 我们要破除迷信，相信科学。

    wǒ men yào pò chú mí xìn， xiāng xìn kē xué。

    We must do away with superstition and believe in science.

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Related words

破

pò

broken

除

chú

to get rid of

除了

chú le

besides

除非

chú fēi

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

除夕

chú xī

lunar New Year's Eve

破产

pò chǎn

to go bankrupt

破坏

pò huài

destruction

删除

shān chú

to delete

打破

dǎ pò

to break

拆除

chāi chú

to tear down

解除

jiě chú

to remove

排除

pái chú

to eliminate

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