摒除 (bìng chú) — to get rid of; to dismiss; to eliminate

Definition

Formal written verb meaning 'to get rid of / eliminate' (distractions, doubts, obstacles), stronger and more literary than everyday 去掉. Typical in essays and formal speech.

verb
to get rid ofto dismissto eliminate

Examples

  • 摒除。
    Tā xiǎng yào bìng chú zhè xiē jiù guān niàn.
    He wants to get rid of these old ideas.
  • 摒除。
    Wǒ men yīng gāi bìng chú yí qiè zá niàn.
    We should eliminate all distractions.
  • 摒除。
    Gōng sī jué dìng bìng chú bù hé gé de yuán gōng.
    The company decided to dismiss unqualified employees.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

摒bìngexclude
除chúremove

“摒” excludes and “除” removes, together meaning eliminate.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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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