割除 (gē chú) — to excise; to cut out (surgically or figuratively)
Definition
A formal verb meaning to cut out or excise, used in both surgical and figurative contexts (e.g. cutting out bad habits). Stronger and more clinical than everyday words like 去掉 or 删掉.
verb
to exciseto cut out (surgically or figuratively)
Examples
- 割除。Yī shēng bǎ zhǒng liú gē chú le.The doctor excised the tumor.
- 割除。Tā jué xīn gē chú yí qiè bù liáng xí guàn.He is determined to cut out all bad habits.
- ，割除。Shǒu shù zhōng, yī shēng xiǎo xīn dì gē chú le bìng biàn zǔ zhī.During surgery, the doctor carefully excised the diseased tissue.
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