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撤走 (chè zǒu) — to withdraw; to leave (after removal)

Definition

撤走 (chè zǒu) means to pull people or things out of a place and take them away — often with a sense of retreat or removal. It is a separable verb: 撤 and 走 split, e.g. 撤走了全部人员 (withdrew all personnel).

verb
to withdrawto leave (after removal)

Examples

  • 撤走。
    Bù duì zài líng chén chè zǒu le.
    The troops withdrew at dawn.
  • 撤走。
    Qǐng bǎ zhè xiē yǐ zi chè zǒu.
    Please remove these chairs.
  • 撤走。
    Tā men chè zǒu le quán bù rén yuán.
    They withdrew all personnel.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

撤chèwithdraw
走zǒugo away

撤 means withdraw and 走 adds going away; together they express leaving after removal.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
徹
徹chè撤chè
Same sound today

撤 pairs 扌 (hand) with 徹, which gives the sound. The shape shows removing something by hand.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original shape showed a running man, with a foot added later.

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