Definition
除掉 is a resultative verb (动结式) formed by 除 'to remove' plus the complement 掉 'off/away', indicating the outcome of the removal. In concrete use it means 'to eliminate, to get rid of' something (e.g., 除掉害虫). In colloquial Chinese it also functions like a preposition to mean 'except, besides', often interchangeable with 除了 (e.g., 除掉他，大家都到了).
r.v.
to eliminateto get rid ofto excludeto leave out
Examples
- 除掉。Zhè zhǒng nóngyào kěyǐ chú diào tián lǐ de hàichóng.This pesticide can eliminate the pests in the field.
- 除掉，。chú diào zhè jǐ gè xuǎnxiàng, qítā de dōu bù héshì.Excluding these few options, the rest are all unsuitable.
- 除掉，。Wǒ chú diào le suǒyǒu zhàng'ài, zhōngyú chénggōng le.I removed all the obstacles and finally succeeded.
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