除

To get rid of in Chinese: 除 (chú)

chú

to get rid of

HSK 3.0 Level 62 example sentences

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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除

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄨˊ

chú

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 六除以二得三。

    liù chú yǐ èr dé sān。

    Six divided by two is three.

  • 她帮我清除积雪。

    tā bāng wǒ qīng chú jī xuě。

    She helped me to clear snow away.

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Related words

除了

chú le

besides

除非

chú fēi

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

除夕

chú xī

lunar New Year's Eve

删除

shān chú

to delete

拆除

chāi chú

to tear down

解除

jiě chú

to remove

排除

pái chú

to eliminate

消除

xiāo chú

to eliminate

除去

chú qù

to eliminate

除外

chú wài

to exclude

废除

fèi chú

to abolish

开除

kāi chú

to expel (a member of an organization)

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