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撤出 (chè chū) — (of troops, personnel, etc.) to withdraw, to pull out

Definition

撤出 (chèchū) means to withdraw or pull out from a place — used mainly for troops and personnel, often from a dangerous or hostile area. Pairs with location complements like 撤出来 to stress the completion of the withdrawal.

verb
(of troops, personnel, etc.) to withdrawto pull out

Examples

  • 撤出。
    Bù duì yǐ jīng chè chū le nà ge wēi xiǎn dì qū.
    The troops have already withdrawn from that dangerous area.
  • 。
    Zuó tiān tā men chè le yí gè shī de bīng lì.
    Yesterday they withdrew a division's worth of troops.
  • ，。
    Dí rén huǒ lì tài měng, wǒ men chè bù chū lái.
    The enemy fire was too heavy; we couldn't pull out.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

撤chèwithdraw
出chūout

撤 means to withdraw and 出 means out; together they mean to pull out from a place.

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

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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Appears in
Military & Defense

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