除掉 (chú diào) — to eliminate, to get rid of; to exclude, to lea…

Definition

A separable verb meaning 'eliminate' or 'exclude' — both senses mean removing something from a set. Insert objects or 了 between 除 and 掉 (除∼了障碍).

verb

to eliminateto get rid ofto excludeto leave out

除掉。
Zhè zhǒng nóng yào kě yǐ chú diào tián lǐ de hài chóng.
This pesticide can eliminate the pests in the field.
除掉，。
chú diào Zhè jǐ gè xuǎn xiàng, qí tā de dōu bù hé shì.
Excluding these few options, the rest are all unsuitable.
除掉，。
Wǒ chú diào le suǒ yǒu zhàng ài, zhōng yú chéng gōng le.
I removed all the obstacles and finally succeeded.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

掉diàooff/completed

除 means to remove and 掉 adds completion or disappearance, giving eliminate.

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

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.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

扌卓掉

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

卓

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

掉 is built from 扌 (a hand) and 卓, which gives the pronunciation.

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