Definition
撤掉 is a resultative compound verb where 撤 means 'to withdraw/remove' and 掉 adds the sense of complete removal. It covers physical removal (tearing off, pulling down), cancellation (of policies, items), and dismissal (from a position). The common thread is 'to get rid of something or someone'. Use the pattern 把 + object + 撤掉 to emphasize what is removed, or directly 撤掉 + object.
v
to tear offto remove (physically)to dismissto depose (from an office or position)to cancelto scrap (a policy, plan, etc.)
Examples
- 撤掉。Tā bǎ qiáng shàng de jiù hǎibào chè diào le.He tore the old poster off the wall.
- 撤掉。Gōngsī chè diào le nà ge bú chènzhí de bùmén jīnglǐ.The company dismissed that incompetent department manager.
- 撤掉。Zhèngfǔ juédìng chè diào nà xiàng jiù zhèngcè.The government decided to scrap that old policy.
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