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除

chú
HSK 5
#464 most
frequent character
to get rid of, to remove, to exclude
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

除 pairs ⻖ 'series of hills; steps' with 余 yú, which gives the sound. It first meant 'flight of steps.' The meaning grew to 'path, way,' then to 'to take out, remove,' and on to 'deduct' and 'to divide.' The sound link is faint in modern Mandarin.

除 as a component in other characters

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Example Sentences

我要除掉这些多余的东西。
wǒyào chúdiào zhèixiē duōyú de dōngxī 。
I want to get rid of these extra things.
他不喜欢吃辣的食物，除非是特别好吃的。
tābù xǐhuān chī là de shíwù ， chúfēishì tèbié hǎochī de 。
He doesn't like to eat spicy food, except when it's especially delicious.
我们需要除掉所有的错误。
wǒmen xūyào chúdiào suǒyǒu de cuòwù 。
We need to eliminate all the mistakes.

Words with similar meanings

消除xiāochú
to eliminate
More formal, often used in contexts like problems or obstacles.
去除qùchú
to remove
Similar to '除', but often used when emphasizing the action of taking something away.

Words Starting With 除

除了chú le
besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for)
除夕chú xī
(New Year's) Eve
除非chú fēi
"only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless"

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Basic Verbs
Core action verbs like 'go,' 'come,' 'eat,' 'see,' commonly encountered in HSK.
Advanced HSK5 Terms
Vocabulary commonly seen in HSK5 practice, bridging mid-high level usage.
HSK 5
All words for the HSK 5 test