剔除 (tī chú) — to remove, to eliminate, to get rid of (unwanted things)
Definition
A formal, written verb for removing unwanted items from a group — stronger and more deliberate than 删 (delete text) and more selective than 清除 (clear away). Common in editing, quality control, and data analysis contexts.
verb
to removeto eliminateto get rid of (unwanted things)
Examples
- 剔除。Wǒ men xū yào tī chú shuǐ zhōng de zá zhì.We need to remove impurities from the water.
- 剔除。Gōng chǎng huì tī chú bù hé gé de chǎn pǐn.The factory will discard unqualified products.
- 剔除。Biān jí zǐ xì tī chú le wén zhōng de cuò wù.The editor carefully eliminated the errors in the text.
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