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削除
xuē chú
Pinyin
Definition
削除
-
xuē chú
to remove
to eliminate
to delete
Character Decomposition
削
⺌
月
刂
除
阝
人
干
小
Related Words
(20)
除了
chú le
1
besides
2
apart from (... also...)
3
in addition to
4
except (for)
除夕
Chú xī
1
lunar New Year's Eve
删除
shān chú
1
to delete
2
to cancel
削
xiāo
1
to peel with a knife
2
to pare
3
to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
去除
qù chú
1
to remove
2
to dislodge
扫除
sǎo chú
1
to sweep
2
to clean with a brush
3
to sweep away (often fig.)
排除
pái chú
1
to eliminate
2
to remove
3
to exclude
4
to rule out
消除
xiāo chú
1
to eliminate
2
to remove
清除
qīng chú
1
to clear away
2
to eliminate
3
to get rid of
解除
jiě chú
1
to remove
2
to sack
3
to get rid of
4
to relieve (sb of their duties)
5
to free
6
to lift (an embargo)
7
to rescind (an agreement)
开除
kāi chú
1
to expel (a member of an organization)
2
to fire (an employee)
除
chú
1
to get rid of
2
to remove
3
to exclude
4
to eliminate
5
to wipe out
6
to divide
7
except
8
not including
除去
chú qù
1
to eliminate
2
to remove
3
except for
4
apart from
除外
chú wài
1
to exclude
2
not including sth (when counting or listing)
3
except for
除非
chú fēi
1
only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
2
only when
3
only in the case that
4
unless
三下五除二
sān xià wǔ chú èr
1
three, set five remove two (abacus rule)
2
efficiently
3
quickly and easily
乘除
chéng chú
1
to multiply and divide
免除
miǎn chú
1
to prevent
2
to avoid
3
to excuse
4
to exempt
5
to relieve
6
(of a debt) to remit
刀削面
dāo xiāo miàn
1
knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty
切削
qiē xiāo
1
to cut
2
cutting
3
machining
Idioms
(15)
削职为民
xuē zhí wéi mín
1
demotion to commoner (idiom)
削足适履
xuē zú shì lu:3
1
to cut the feet to fit the shoes (idiom); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed)
2
impractical or inelegant solution
剪草除根
jiǎn cǎo chú gēn
1
lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
2
to eradicate
斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
1
to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
2
to eliminate completely
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
1
there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)
2
one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
破除迷信
pò chú mí xìn
1
to eliminate superstition (idiom)
祛邪除灾
qū xié chú zāi
1
to drive away demons to prevent calamity (idiom)
兴利除弊
xīng lì chú bì
1
to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)
若要人不知，除非己莫为
ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi
1
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.
药到病除
yào dào bìng chú
1
lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom)
2
fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results
3
(of a solution or method) highly effective
蠲除苛政
juān chú kē zhèng
1
to alleviate oppressive administration (idiom)
除恶务尽
chú è wù jìn
1
to eradicate evil completely (idiom); thorough in rooting out wickedness
除暴安良
chú bào ān liáng
1
to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor
除旧布新
chú jiù bù xīn
1
to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
除旧更新
chú jiù gēng xīn
1
to replace the old with new (idiom)
Sample Sentences