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除名 (chú míng) — to expel, to strike off the rolls

Definition

A formal verb meaning to officially remove someone from a membership, team, or institution — stronger and more administrative than simply 退 (to quit).

verb
to expelto strike off the rolls

Examples

  • 除名。
    Xué xiào bǎ tā chú míng le.
    The school expelled him.
  • 。
    Tā bèi xué xiào chú le míng.
    He was expelled from school.
  • 除名。
    Jù lè bù jué dìng jiāng tā chú míng.
    The club decided to expel him.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

除chúremove
名míngname

除 'remove' and 名 'name' together mean to remove someone's name from a list.

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.

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

名 puts 夕 (crescent moon) above 口 (mouth), showing a name spoken in the dark.

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