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革除
gé chú
Pinyin
Definition
革除
-
gé chú
to eliminate
to expel
to abolish
Character Decomposition
革
革
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
革命
gé mìng
1
revolution
2
revolutionary (politics)
3
CL:次[cì]
删除
shān chú
1
to delete
2
to cancel
剔除
tī chú
1
to reject
2
to discard
3
to get rid of
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
改革
gǎi gé
1
reform
2
CL:次[cì],種|种[zhǒng],項|项[xiàng]
3
to reform
文革
Wén gé
1
Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
2
abbr. for 文化大革命[Wén huà Dà gé mìng]
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
皮革
pí gé
1
leather
2
CL:張|张[zhāng]
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)
变革
biàn gé
1
to transform
2
to change
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
Idioms
(17)
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
洗心革面
xǐ xīn gé miàn
1
lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways
2
to turn over a new leaf
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)
革故鼎新
gé gù dǐng xīn
1
to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate
革面洗心
gé miàn xǐ xīn
1
lit. to renew one's face and wash one's heart (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways
2
to turn over a new leaf
马革裹尸
mǎ gé guǒ shī
1
to be buried in a horse hide (idiom)
2
to give one's life on the battlefield
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