除草 chú cǎo ㄔㄨˊ ㄘㄠˇ ceoi4 cou2
- to weed
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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
- 清除 qīng chú ㄑㄧㄥ ㄔㄨˊ cing1 ceoi4 to clear away
- 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, ...)
草
- 潦草 liáo cǎo ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄘㄠˇ liu2 cou2 slipshod; careless; slovenly
- 稻草 dào cǎo ㄉㄠˋ ㄘㄠˇ dou6 cou2 rice straw
- 花草 huā cǎo ㄏㄨㄚ ㄘㄠˇ faa1 cou2 flowers and plants
- 草原 cǎo yuán ㄘㄠˇ ㄩㄢˊ cou2 jyun4 grassland
- 草丛 草叢 cǎo cóng ㄘㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ cou2 cung4 underbrush
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- 草地 cǎo dì ㄘㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋ cou2 dei6 lawn
- 草坪 cǎo píng ㄘㄠˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ cou2 ping4 lawn
- 草案 cǎo àn ㄘㄠˇ ㄢˋ cou2 on3 draft (legislation, proposal etc)
- 草率 cǎo shuài ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄞˋ cou2 seot1 careless
- 草药 草藥 cǎo yào ㄘㄠˇ ㄧㄠˋ cou2 joek6 herbal medicine
- 起草 qǐ cǎo ㄑㄧˇ ㄘㄠˇ hei2 cou2 to make a draft
- 奇花异草 奇花異草 qí huā yì cǎo ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧˋ ㄘㄠˇ kei4 faa1 ji6 cou2 (idiom) rare or exotic flowers and plants
- 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
- 乳草 rǔ cǎo ㄖㄨˇ ㄘㄠˇ jyu5 cou2 milkweeds (genus Asclepias)
- 干草 乾草 gān cǎo ㄍㄢ ㄘㄠˇ gon1 cou2 hay
- 仙草 xiān cǎo ㄒㄧㄢ ㄘㄠˇ sin1 cou2 medicinal herb (genus Mesona)
- 出草 chū cǎo ㄔㄨ ㄘㄠˇ ceot1 cou2 (of Taiwan aborigines) to go on a headhunting expedition
- 割草 gē cǎo ㄍㄜ ㄘㄠˇ got3 cou2 mow grass
- 劲草 勁草 jìng cǎo ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄠˇ ging6 cou2 tough upright grass
- 吃草 chī cǎo ㄔ ㄘㄠˇ hek3 cou2 to graze; to eat grass
Idioms with these characters
- 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)
- 碧草如茵 bì cǎo rú yīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄣ bik1 cou2 jyu4 jan1 green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
- 草草收兵 cǎo cǎo shōu bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 cou2 sau1 bing1 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
- 草船借箭 cǎo chuán jiè jiàn ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ cou2 syun4 ze3 zin3 lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三国演义)
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- 草菅人命 cǎo jiān rén mìng ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ cou2 gaan1 jan4 ming6 to have disregard for human life (idiom)
- 草满囹圄 草滿囹圄 cǎo mǎn líng yǔ ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩˇ cou2 mun5 ling4 jyu5 lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society
- 草木皆兵 cǎo mù jiē bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 muk6 gaai1 bing1 lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy
- 草率收兵 cǎo shuài shōu bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 seot1 sau1 bing1 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
- 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥ cyun3 cou2 bat1 sang1 (idiom) barren; devoid of vegetation
- 打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé ㄉㄚˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄜˊ daa2 cou2 geng1 se4 lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
- 饭糗茹草 飯糗茹草 fàn qiǔ rú cǎo ㄈㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘㄠˇ faan6 jau2 jyu4 cou2 lit. to live on dry provisions and wild herbs (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 需要 工具 来 來 给 給 花园 花園 除草 。
I need a tool for pulling weeds in my garden.
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你 可不 可以 帮忙 幫忙 除草 浇花 澆花 ？
Could you please pull the weeds and water the flowers?
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汤姆 湯姆 说 說 他 以为 以為 他 今天 能够 能夠 帮 幫 玛丽 瑪麗 的 花园 花園 除草
Tom said that he thought he'd be able to help Mary weed the garden today.
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