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除
chú
to eliminate, to remove, to wipe out
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The waste 余 produced by a city 阝
HSK 3
9 strokes
Very Common (5%)
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⿰阝余
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Words Using 除 (112)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
除了
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chúle
besides / apart from (... also...) / in addition to / except (for)
3
chúle
除了
↗
HSK 3
besides / apart from (... also...) / in addition to / except (for)
除非
↗
chúfēi
only if (..., or otherwise, ...) / only when / only in the case that / unless
5
chúfēi
除非
↗
HSK 5
only if (..., or otherwise, ...) / only when / only in the case that / unless
除夕
↗
Chúxī
lunar New Year's Eve
5
Chúxī
除夕
↗
HSK 5
lunar New Year's Eve
删除
↗
shānchú
to delete / to cancel
5
shānchú
删除
↗
HSK 5
to delete / to cancel
除
↗
chú
to get rid of / to remove / to exclude / to eliminate / to wipe out / to divide / except / not including
6
chú
除
↗
HSK 6
to get rid of / to remove / to exclude / to eliminate / to wipe out / to divide / except / not including
解除
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jiěchú
to remove / to sack / to get rid of / to relieve (sb of their duties) / to free / to lift (an embargo) / to rescind (an agreement)
6
jiěchú
解除
↗
HSK 6
to remove / to sack / to get rid of / to relieve (sb of their duties) / to free / to lift (an embargo) / to rescind (an agreement)
清除
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qīngchú
to eliminate / to get rid of
6
qīngchú
清除
↗
HSK 6
to eliminate / to get rid of
排除
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páichú
to eliminate / to remove / to exclude / to rule out
6
páichú
排除
↗
HSK 6
to eliminate / to remove / to exclude / to rule out
消除
↗
xiāochú
to eliminate / to remove
6
xiāochú
消除
↗
HSK 6
to eliminate / to remove
开除
↗
kāichú
to expel
6
kāichú
开除
↗
HSK 6
to expel