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除

chú

HSK 5 Character

What 除 means

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

Example sentences

• 删除。
  Delete.
• 除非我死了！
  Over my dead body.
• 六除以二得三。
  Liù chúyǐ èr dé sān.
  Six divided by two equals three.
• 他们解除了婚约。
  Tāmen jiěchú le hūnyuē.
  They called off their engagement.
• 她帮我清除积雪。
  Tā bāng wǒ qīngchú jīxuě.
  She helped me to clear snow away.
• 你们要排除万难。
  Nǐmen yào páichú wànnán.
  You have to overcome the difficulties.

Words starting with 除

• 除了chú leapart from; besides; in addition to…
• 除非chú fēionly if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that
• 除夕Chú xīlunar New Year's Eve
• 除此之外chú cǐ zhī wàiapart from this; in addition to this
• 除去chú qùto eliminate; to remove; except for
• 除外chú wàito exclude; not including sth (when counting or listing); except for
• 除掉chú diàoto eliminate
• 除名chú míngto strike off (the rolls); to remove from a list; to expunge
• 除开chú kāibesides; except; to get rid of (sb)
• 除法chú fǎdivision (math.)
• 除以chú yǐ(math) divided by
• 除子chú zǐdivisor (math.)
• 除息chú xī(finance) ex-dividend; to go ex-dividend
• 除数chú shùdivisor (math.)
• 除根chú gēnto root out; to eliminate the roots; to cure once and for all
• 除号chú hàodivision sign (math.)
• 除过chú guò(dialect) except; besides
• 除罪chú zuìto pardon
• 除草chú cǎoto weed
• 除罪化chú zuì huàto decriminalize
• 除不尽chú bù jìnindivisible (math)
• 除暴chú bàoto eliminate outlaws
• 除灵chú língto expel spirits; (old) to end the period of mourning
• 除暴安良chú bào ān liángto root out the strong and give people peace (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor

Words containing 除

• 删除shān chúto delete; to cancel
• 消除xiāo chúto eliminate; to remove
• 排除pái chúto eliminate; to remove; to exclude
• 解除jiě chúto remove; to sack; to get rid of
• 开除kāi chúto expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee)
• 清除qīng chúto clear away; to eliminate; to get rid of
• 废除fèi chúto abolish; to abrogate; to repeal
• 扣除kòu chúto deduct
• 拆除chāi chúto tear down; to demolish; to dismantle
• 铲除chǎn chúto root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish
• 去除qù chúto remove; to dislodge
• 切除qiē chúto excise; to cut out (a tumor)
• 免除miǎn chúto prevent; to avoid; to excuse
• 破除pò chúto eliminate; to do away with; to get rid of
• 扫除sǎo chúto clean; to clean up; to eliminate; to wipe out
• 剔除tī chúto reject; to discard; to get rid of
• 驱除qū chúto drive off; to dispel; to expel
• 根除gēn chúto eradicate
• 三下五除二sān xià wǔ chú èrthree, set five remove two (abacus rule); efficiently; quickly and easily
• 斩草除根zhǎn cǎo chú gēnto cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch…
• 摘除zhāi chúto excise; to remove an organ
• 被除数bèi chú shùdividend (math.)
• 为民除害wèi mín chú hài(idiom) to rid the people of a scourge
• 整除zhěng chúto divide exactly without remainder (in integer arithmetic)

Characters built on 余

These share the phonetic component 余 (yú), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 途túway; route; road
• 叙xùto narrate; to chat
• 涂túto apply (paint etc); to smear; to daub
• 徐xúslowly; gently
• 馀Yúsurname Yu
• 荼túthistle; common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus); bitter (taste)
• 蜍chúBufo vulgaris; toad
• 狳yúused in 犰狳

Characters that look like 除

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 险xiǎndanger; dangerous; rugged
• 陪péito accompany; to keep sb company; to assist
• 胎tāifetus; classifier for litters (of puppies etc); padding (in clothing or bedding)
• 陵língmound; tomb; hill
• 徐xúslowly; gently
• 陲chuífrontier

Sounds the same

Read chú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 厨kitchen
• 橱wardrobe; closet; cabinet
• 锄a hoe; to hoe or dig; to weed
• 雏(bound form) chick; young bird
• 刍to mow or cut grass; hay; straw
• 躇used in 踌躇
• 蜍Bufo vulgaris; toad
• 滁name of a river in Anhui
• 蹰used in 踟蹰
• 耡hoe
• 篨crude bamboo mat
• 鉏hoe