废除
fèi chú
Pinyin

Definition

废除
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fèi chú
  1. to abolish
  2. to abrogate
  3. to repeal

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

除了
chú le
  1. 1 besides
  2. 2 apart from (... also...)
  3. 3 in addition to
  4. 4 except (for)
除夕
Chú xī
  1. 1 lunar New Year's Eve
删除
shān chú
  1. 1 to delete
  2. 2 to cancel
去除
qù chú
  1. 1 to remove
  2. 2 to dislodge
扫除
sǎo chú
  1. 1 to sweep
  2. 2 to clean with a brush
  3. 3 to sweep away (often fig.)
排除
pái chú
  1. 1 to eliminate
  2. 2 to remove
  3. 3 to exclude
  4. 4 to rule out
消除
xiāo chú
  1. 1 to eliminate
  2. 2 to remove
清除
qīng chú
  1. 1 to clear away
  2. 2 to eliminate
  3. 3 to get rid of
解除
jiě chú
  1. 1 to remove
  2. 2 to sack
  3. 3 to get rid of
  4. 4 to relieve (sb of their duties)
  5. 5 to free
  6. 6 to lift (an embargo)
  7. 7 to rescind (an agreement)
除
chú
  1. 1 to get rid of
  2. 2 to remove
  3. 3 to exclude
  4. 4 to eliminate
  5. 5 to wipe out
  6. 6 to divide
  7. 7 except
  8. 8 not including
除去
chú qù
  1. 1 to eliminate
  2. 2 to remove
  3. 3 except for
  4. 4 apart from
除外
chú wài
  1. 1 to exclude
  2. 2 not including sth (when counting or listing)
  3. 3 except for
除非
chú fēi
  1. 1 only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
  2. 2 only when
  3. 3 only in the case that
  4. 4 unless
三下五除二
sān xià wǔ chú èr
  1. 1 three, set five remove two (abacus rule)
  2. 2 efficiently
  3. 3 quickly and easily
乘除
chéng chú
  1. 1 to multiply and divide
免除
miǎn chú
  1. 1 to prevent
  2. 2 to avoid
  3. 3 to excuse
  4. 4 to exempt
  5. 5 to relieve
  6. 6 (of a debt) to remit
切除
qiē chú
  1. 1 to excise
  2. 2 to cut out (a tumor)
削除
xuē chú
  1. 1 to remove
  2. 2 to eliminate
  3. 3 to delete
剔除
tī chú
  1. 1 to reject
  2. 2 to discard
  3. 3 to get rid of
剪除
jiǎn chú
  1. 1 to eradicate
  2. 2 to exterminate

Idioms (13)

剪草除根
jiǎn cǎo chú gēn
  1. 1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
  2. 2 to eradicate
斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
  1. 1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
  2. 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. 1 there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)
  2. 2 one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
破除迷信
pò chú mí xìn
  1. 1 to eliminate superstition (idiom)
祛邪除灾
qū xié chú zāi
  1. 1 to drive away demons to prevent calamity (idiom)
兴利除弊
xīng lì chú bì
  1. 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. 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. 1 lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results
  3. 3 (of a solution or method) highly effective
蠲除苛政
juān chú kē zhèng
  1. 1 to alleviate oppressive administration (idiom)
除恶务尽
chú è wù jìn
  1. 1 to eradicate evil completely (idiom); thorough in rooting out wickedness
除暴安良
chú bào ān liáng
  1. 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. 1 to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
除旧更新
chú jiù gēng xīn
  1. 1 to replace the old with new (idiom)

Sample Sentences

慈禧太后废除缠足，并默许民间兴办女子学校。
cíxǐ tàihòu fèichú chánzú ，bìng mòxǔ mínjiān xīngbàn nǚzǐ xuéxiào 。
Ci xi abolished foot binding and allowed the establishment of women's schools.
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我们也就发发牢骚，我看这户籍制度一时半会儿废除不了。
wǒmen yě jiù fā fāláosāo ，wǒ kàn zhè hùjí zhì dù yìshíbànhuǐr5 fèichúbùliǎo 。
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万恶的户籍制度啊！上海说是吸引人才，可引进人才又解决不了户口！就算工资高也没有一纸户口让人觉得安定。这户籍制度就是阻碍人才流动的罪魁祸首，早该废除了！
wàn è de hùjí zhìdù ā ！Shànghǎi shuō shì xīyǐn réncái ，kě yǐnjìn réncái yòu jiějuébùliǎo hùkǒu ！jiùsuàn gōngzī gāo yěméiyǒu yī zhǐ hùkǒu ràngrén juéde āndìng 。zhè hùjí zhì dù jiùshì zǔài réncái liúdòng de zuì kuí huò shǒu ，zǎo gāi fèichú le ！
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我们应该彻底废除死刑，这样也能让社会大众体会到关爱生命的原则。
wǒmen yīnggāi chèdǐ fèichú sǐxíng ，zhèyàng yě néng ràng shèhuì dàzhòng tǐhuì dào guān'ài shēngmìng de yuánzé 。
We should completely abolish the death penalty, in this way allowing society as a whole to appreciate the principles of concern and the value for life.
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你怎么能这么说？死刑多么残酷！这种古老的刑罚，一点也不适合现在 的社会，早该被废除了。其实大多数发达国家都在某种程度上废除了死刑，中国也该这样。
nǐ zěnme néng zhème shuō ？sǐxíng duōme cánkù ！zhèzhǒng gǔlǎo de xíngfá ，yīdiǎn yě bù shìhé xiànzài de shèhuì ，zǎo gāi bèi fèichú le 。qíshí dàduōshù fādáguójiā dōu zài mǒuzhǒng chéngdù shàng fèichú le sǐxíng ，Zhōngguó yě gāi zhèyàng 。
How can you say such a thing? The death penalty is so brutal. This kind of archaic punishment doesn't fit in at all with the society today. It should have been abolished a long time ago. Actually, the vast majority of developed countries have to some extent abolished capital punishment--China should too.
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