去掉
qù diào
Pinyin

Definition

去掉
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qù diào
  1. to get rid of
  2. to exclude
  3. to eliminate
  4. to remove
  5. to delete
  6. to strip out
  7. to extract

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

去
qù
  1. 1 to go
  2. 2 to go to (a place)
  3. 3 (of a time etc) last
  4. 4 just passed
  5. 5 to send
  6. 6 to remove
  7. 7 to get rid of
  8. 8 to reduce
  9. 9 to be apart from in space or time
  10. 10 to die (euphemism)
  11. 11 to play (a part)
  12. 12 (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth
  13. 13 (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
  14. 14 (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
上去
shàng qù
  1. 1 to go up
下去
xià qù
  1. 1 to go down
  2. 2 to descend
  3. 3 to go on
  4. 4 to continue
  5. 5 (of a servant) to withdraw
出去
chū qù
  1. 1 to go out
去年
qù nián
  1. 1 last year
吃掉
chī diào
  1. 1 to eat up
  2. 2 to consume
回去
huí qu
  1. 1 to return
  2. 2 to go back
失去
shī qù
  1. 1 to lose
忘掉
wàng diào
  1. 1 to forget
掉
diào
  1. 1 to fall
  2. 2 to drop
  3. 3 to lag behind
  4. 4 to lose
  5. 5 to go missing
  6. 6 to reduce
  7. 7 fall (in prices)
  8. 8 to lose (value, weight etc)
  9. 9 to wag
  10. 10 to swing
  11. 11 to turn
  12. 12 to change
  13. 13 to exchange
  14. 14 to swap
  15. 15 to show off
  16. 16 to shed (hair)
  17. 17 (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc)
进去
jìn qù
  1. 1 to go in
过去
guò qù
  1. 1 (in the) past
  2. 2 former
  3. 3 previous
  4. 4 to go over
  5. 5 to pass by
离去
lí qù
  1. 1 to leave
  2. 2 to exit
一来二去
yī lái èr qù
  1. 1 gradually
  2. 2 little by little
  3. 3 in the course of time
一去不复返
yī qù bù fù fǎn
  1. 1 gone forever
一眼望去
yī yǎn wàng qù
  1. 1 as far as the eye can see
不知去向
bù zhī qù xiàng
  1. 1 whereabouts unknown
  2. 2 gone missing
丢掉
diū diào
  1. 1 to lose
  2. 2 to throw away
  3. 3 to discard
  4. 4 to cast away
乱掉
luàn diào
  1. 1 to throw away
  2. 2 to discard
人去楼空
rén qù lóu kōng
  1. 1 the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
  2. 2 the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
  3. 3 the place is deserted
  4. 4 the birds have flown

Idioms (20)

人去楼空
rén qù lóu kōng
  1. 1 the people are gone and the place is empty (idiom)
  2. 2 the sight of a deserted place brings old friends to mind
  3. 3 the place is deserted
  4. 4 the birds have flown
来去无踪
lái qù wú zōng
  1. 1 come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and leave without a trace
来得容易，去得快
lái de róng yì , qù de kuài
  1. 1 Easy come, easy go. (idiom)
来无影，去无踪
lái wú yǐng , qù wú zōng
  1. 1 lit. come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and go without a trace
来鸿去燕
lái hóng qù yàn
  1. 1 lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
来龙去脉
lái lóng qù mài
  1. 1 the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) the whole sequence of events
  3. 3 causes and effects
去芜存菁
qù wú cún jīng
  1. 1 lit. to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers
  2. 2 to separate the wheat from the chaff (idiom)
呼之即来，挥之即去
hū zhī jí lái , huī zhī jí qù
  1. 1 to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
  2. 2 always at sb's beck and call
呼来喝去
hū lái hè qù
  1. 1 to call to come and shout to go (idiom); to yell orders
  2. 2 always bossing people around
天上不会掉馅饼
tiān shàng bù huì diào xiàn bǐng
  1. 1 there is no such thing as a free lunch (idiom)
天上掉馅饼
tiān shàng diào xiàn bǐng
  1. 1 a meat pie falls from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 to have something fall into your lap
尾大不掉
wěi dà bù diào
  1. 1 large tail obstructs action (idiom); bottom heavy
  2. 2 fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
拂袖而去
fú xiù ér qù
  1. 1 to storm off in a huff (idiom)
掉书袋
diào shū dài
  1. 1 lit. to wave around one's bookbag (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to show off one's erudition
  3. 3 a person who does so
推来推去
tuī lái tuī qù
  1. 1 (idiom) to rudely push and pull others
  2. 2 (idiom) to evade responsibility and push it to others
有去无回
yǒu qù wú huí
  1. 1 gone forever (idiom)
死去活来
sǐ qù huó lái
  1. 1 to hover between life and death (idiom)
  2. 2 to suffer terribly
  3. 3 within an inch of one's life
病来如山倒，病去如抽丝
bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī
  1. 1 sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly
眉来眼去
méi lái yǎn qù
  1. 1 lit. eyes and eyebrows come and go (idiom); to make eyes
  2. 2 to exchange flirting glances with sb
绕来绕去
rào lái rào qù
  1. 1 meandering and circuitous (idiom); to go around in circles and never get anywhere

Sample Sentences

还有这里，这些不重要，可以去掉。
háiyǒu zhèlǐ ，zhèxiē bù zhòngyào ，kěyǐ qùdiào 。
Also, these parts here aren't important. You can get rid of them.
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好，临别时我送你两句话：第一，你现在钻研的都是古代的书籍，是死人的东西，你不必太刻板，第二，你应该去掉身上的骄傲，不要摆架子，这样对你的发展有好处。好吧，年轻人，咱们后会有期！
hǎo ，línbié shí wǒ sòng nǐ liǎng jù huà ：dì yī ，nǐ xiànzài zuānyán de dōu shì gǔdài de shūjí ，shì sǐrén de dōngxi ，nǐ búbì tài kèbǎn ，dì èr ，nǐ yīnggāi qùdiào shēnshàng de jiāoào ，bù yào bǎi jiàzi ，zhèyàng duì nǐ de fāzhǎn yǒu hǎochu 。hǎoba ，niánqīngrén ，zánmen hòuhuìyǒuqī ！
OK. As we part ways, let me tell you two things: first, the materials you're scrutinizing so closely now are ancient texts. They're objects of dead people; you need not follow them too rigidly. Secondly, you should abandon your pride and avoid putting on airs. Doing these things will aid your personal development. OK, young man. We shall meet again in the future!
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老板，你看一下，装修费一共是五万八，材料费是三万二，零头我都已经去掉了。
lǎobǎn ，nǐ kàn yīxià ，zhuāngxiūfèi yīgòng shì wǔwàn bā ，cáiliàofèi shì sānwàn èr ，língtóu wǒ dōu yǐjīng qùdiào le 。
Sir, take a look. The renovation fee is 58,000 total. The materials fee is 32,000. I've already rounded off the remaining bit.
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这些照片要做成大二寸的，有红眼的话要去掉，弄漂亮些。
zhèxiē zhàopiàn yào zuò chéng dà èr cùn de ，yǒu hóngyǎn dehuà yào qùdiào ，nòng piàoliang xiē 。
These photographs I want to resize to passport size, and get rid of any red-eye. Clean them up a bit.
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放心吧。让皮肤变白，去掉眼袋和黑痣，呵呵，对吧？
fàngxīn ba 。ràng pífū biànbái ，qùdiào yǎndài hé hēizhì ，hēhē ，duì ba ？
Don't worry. Skin lightening, getting rid of bags under the eyes and moles. Heh heh, right?
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一个是去掉黑眼圈儿，
yī ge shì qùdiào hēiyǎnquānr5 ，
One is to get rid of its black eye.
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