除去 (chú qù) — to remove, to eliminate; except for, apart from | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

除去 is a verb meaning 'remove/eliminate' and, in preposition use, 'except for.' For the 'except' sense, 除了 is the common everyday choice, while 排除 is more formal and used for ruling out possibilities or removing obstacles.

to removeto eliminateexcept forapart from

Examples

除去。
chú qù Yī fu shàng de yóu zì xū yào yòng tè shū xǐ yī yè.
Removing oil stains from clothes requires special laundry detergent.
除去，。
chú qù Tā, wǒ men dōu yǐ jīng zhī dào zhè ge xiāo xi le.
Except for him, we all already know this news.
除去。
Zhè ge bù zhòu kě yǐ chú qù wén jiàn zhōng de cuò wù shù jù.
This step can remove the erroneous data in the file.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

除 remove and 去 away combine to mean take away or eliminate.

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

阜阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

余

余yú除chú

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

除 is built from 阜 and 余, with 余 giving the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

大大dàman
口口kǒumouth, object

去 pairs 大, a man, with 口, a mouth or object. The evidence reads this as a man leaving a place, a man opening his mouth, or a cover over an object.

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