清除 qīng chú ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨˊ cing1 ceoi4 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4
- to clear away
- to eliminate
- to get rid of
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清
- 冷清 lěng qīng ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄥ laang5 cing1 cold and cheerless; desolate; deserted
- 清单 清單 qīng dān ㄑㄧㄥ ㄉㄢ cing1 daan1 list of items
- 清幽 qīng yōu ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄡ cing1 jau1 (of a location) quiet and secluded
- 清廉 qīng lián ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄢˊ cing1 lim4 honest
- 清扫 清掃 qīng sǎo ㄑㄧㄥ ㄙㄠˇ cing1 sou3 to tidy up
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- 清新 qīng xīn ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ cing1 san1 fresh and clean
- 清明 qīng míng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ cing1 ming4 clear and bright
- 清晨 qīng chén ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄣˊ cing1 san4 early morning
- 清晰 qīng xī ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧ cing1 sik1 clear; distinct
- 清楚 qīng chu ㄑㄧㄥ ˙ㄔㄨ cing1 co2 clear
- 清洗 qīng xǐ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧˇ cing1 sai2 to wash; to rinse; to clean
- 清凉 清涼 qīng liáng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄤˊ cing1 loeng4 cool
- 清淡 qīng dàn ㄑㄧㄥ ㄉㄢˋ cing1 daam6 light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored)
- 清洁 清潔 qīng jié ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄝˊ cing1 git3 clean
- 清澈 qīng chè ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄜˋ cing1 cit3 clear; limpid
- 清理 qīng lǐ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˇ cing1 lei5 to clear up
- 清脆 qīng cuì ㄑㄧㄥ ㄘㄨㄟˋ cing1 ceoi3 sharp and clear
- 清醒 qīng xǐng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˇ cing1 sing2 clear-headed
- 清静 清靜 qīng jìng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ cing1 zing6 quiet
- 澄清 chéng qīng ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄥ cing4 cing1 clear (of liquid)
除
- 免除 miǎn chú ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄨˊ min5 ceoi4 to prevent
- 切除 qiē chú ㄑㄧㄝ ㄔㄨˊ cit3 ceoi4 to excise
- 删除 刪除 shān chú ㄕㄢ ㄔㄨˊ saan1 ceoi4 to delete
- 剔除 tī chú ㄊㄧ ㄔㄨˊ tik1 ceoi4 to reject
- 去除 qù chú ㄑㄩˋ ㄔㄨˊ heoi3 ceoi4 to remove
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- 废除 廢除 fèi chú ㄈㄟˋ ㄔㄨˊ fai3 ceoi4 to abolish
- 扣除 kòu chú ㄎㄡˋ ㄔㄨˊ kau3 ceoi4 to deduct
- 拆除 chāi chú ㄔㄞ ㄔㄨˊ caak3 ceoi4 to tear down
- 扫除 掃除 sǎo chú ㄙㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ sou3 ceoi4 to clean; to clean up
- 排除 pái chú ㄆㄞˊ ㄔㄨˊ paai4 ceoi4 to eliminate
- 消除 xiāo chú ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄨˊ siu1 ceoi4 to eliminate
- 破除 pò chú ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄨˊ po3 ceoi4 to eliminate
- 解除 jiě chú ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄔㄨˊ gaai2 ceoi4 to remove
- 开除 開除 kāi chú ㄎㄞ ㄔㄨˊ hoi1 ceoi4 to expel (a member of an organization)
- 除了 chú le ㄔㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄜ ceoi4 liu5 apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，除了他，谁也没来 "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，除了英语，他也会法语 "in addition to English, he also knows French")
- 除去 chú qù ㄔㄨˊ ㄑㄩˋ ceoi4 heoi3 to eliminate
- 除夕 Chú xī ㄔㄨˊ ㄒㄧ ceoi4 zik6 lunar New Year's Eve
- 除外 chú wài ㄔㄨˊ ㄨㄞˋ ceoi4 ngoi6 to exclude
- 除非 chú fēi ㄔㄨˊ ㄈㄟ ceoi4 fei1 only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
- 斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn ㄓㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
Idioms with these characters
- 冰清玉洁 冰清玉潔 bīng qīng yù jié ㄅㄧㄥ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ bing1 cing1 juk6 git3 clear as ice and clean as jade (idiom); spotless
- 缠夹不清 纏夾不清 chán jiā bù qīng ㄔㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥ cin4 gaap3 bat1 cing1 to muddle things together (idiom)
- 耳根清净 耳根清淨 ěr gēn qīng jìng ㄦˇ ㄍㄣ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ji5 gan1 cing1 zing6 lit. ears pure and peaceful (idiom)
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- 海晏河清 hǎi yàn hé qīng ㄏㄞˇ ㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄑㄧㄥ lit. the Yellow River is clear and the seas are calm (idiom)
- 坚壁清野 堅壁清野 jiān bì qīng yě ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄝˇ gin1 bik1 cing1 je5 to fortify defenses and raze the fields (idiom); to leave nothing for the invader
- 激浊扬清 激濁揚清 jī zhuó yáng qīng ㄐㄧ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄥ gik1 zuk6 joeng4 cing1 lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good
- 空室清野 kōng shì qīng yě ㄎㄨㄥ ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄝˇ hung1 sat1 cing1 je5 empty room, clean field (idiom); clean out everything to leave nothing for the enemy
- 揽辔澄清 攬轡澄清 lǎn pèi chéng qīng ㄌㄢˇ ㄆㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄥ laam5 bei3 cing4 cing1 to assume one's post with the aspiration of bringing about peace and order to the nation (idiom)
- 两袖清风 兩袖清風 liǎng xiù qīng fēng ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄈㄥ loeng5 zau6 cing1 fung1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
- 旁观者清 旁觀者清 páng guān zhě qīng ㄆㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄥ pong4 gun1 ze2 cing1 an outsider can see things more clearly or objectively than those involved (idiom)
- 除暴安良 chú bào ān liáng ㄔㄨˊ ㄅㄠˋ ㄢ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ceoi4 bou6 on1 loeng4 to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor
- 除恶务尽 除惡務盡 chú è wù jìn ㄔㄨˊ ㄜˋ ㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ceoi4 ok3 mou6 zeon6 to eradicate evil completely (idiom); thorough in rooting out wickedness
- 除旧布新 除舊布新 chú jiù bù xīn ㄔㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ceoi4 gau6 bou3 san1 to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
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- 除旧更新 除舊更新 chú jiù gēng xīn ㄔㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄥ ㄒㄧㄣ ceoi4 gau6 gang1 san1 to replace the old with new (idiom)
- 加减乘除 加減乘除 jiā jiǎn chéng chú ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄨˊ gaa1 gaam2 sing4 ceoi4 (idiom) addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic
- 剪草除根 jiǎn cǎo chú gēn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ zin2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
- 破除迷信 pò chú mí xìn ㄆㄛˋ ㄔㄨˊ ㄇㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ po3 ceoi4 mai4 seon3 to eliminate superstition (idiom)
- 扫除天下 掃除天下 sǎo chú tiān xià ㄙㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sou3 ceoi4 tin1 haa6 (idiom) to re-establish order throughout the empire
- 为民除害 為民除害 wèi mín chú hài ㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄔㄨˊ ㄏㄞˋ wai6 man4 ceoi4 hoi6 (idiom) to rid the people of a scourge
- 兴利除弊 興利除弊 xīng lì chú bì ㄒㄧㄥ ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ hing1 lei6 ceoi4 bai6 to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)
Example sentences
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她 帮 幫 我 清除 积雪 積雪 。
She helped me to clear snow away.
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肥皂 可以 清除 脏 髒 污 汙 。
Soap can clean grime.
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