除 chú

1. chú conjunction except; besides
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Exlusion 排除
   Notes: (Guoyu '除' conj; Kroll 2015 '除' 2a, p. 57; Unihan '除'; XHZD '除' 2)
2. chú verb to dispel; to eliminate; to remove; to get rid of
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 去掉; for example, the idiom 为民除害 'eliminate harm on behalf of the people' (Guoyu '除' v 1; Kroll 2015 '除' 2, p. 57; Unihan '除'; XHZD '除' 1)
3. chú verb to divide
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Mathematics
   Notes: (Guoyu '除' v 6; XHZD '除' 3)
4. chú verb to put in order
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '除' 3, p. 57)
5. chú verb to appoint to an official position
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '除' 4, p. 57)
6. chú noun door steps; stairs
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 台阶 (Guoyu '除' n 1; Kroll 2015 '除' 1, p. 57; XHZD '除' 4)
7. chú verb to replace an official
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '除' v 2)
8. chú verb to change; to replace
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 更易 or 更换 (Guoyu '除' v 3)
9. chú verb to renovate; to restore
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 整治 or 修治 (Guoyu '除' v 4)
10. chú noun division
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Mathematics
    Notes: In the sense of 除法 (Guoyu '除' n 2)

Contained in

• 除陌钱(除陌錢) a kind of tax in the Tang dynasty
• 除法 division
• 除邪 to guard against evil; to exorcise
• 除罪化 to decriminalize
• 除了 except
• 屏除 to get rid of; to dismiss; to brush aside
• 除草剂(除草劑) weed killer; herbicide
• 摈除(擯除) to discard; to get rid of; to dispense with
• 剪草除根 cut grass and pull out roots; to eradicate
• 肿瘤切除术(腫瘤切除術) lumpectomy
• 削除 to remove; to eliminate; to delete
• 免除 to prevent; to avoid; to exempt; to remove; to depose; to sack
• 除根 to root out; to eliminate the roots; to cure once and for all
• 挖除 to dig out
• 开除学籍(開除學籍) to expel from school
• 剪除 to eradicate; to exterminate
• 除草 to weed
• 整除数(整除數) factor; exact divisor
• 破除 to do away with
• 切除 to excise; to cut out (a tumor)
• 斩草除根(斬草除根) to eliminate completely at the source
• 除子 divisor
• 除过(除過) except; besides
• 除此之外 apart from this; except; besides
• 若要人不知，除非己莫为(若要人不知，除非己莫為) If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it . If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
• 阶除(階除) courtyard steps
• 除开(除開) besides; except; to get rid of; to divide
• 除暴 to eliminate outlaws
• 除湿机(除濕機) dehumidifier
• 革除 to eliminate; to cut out ; to expel; to mismiss
• 诛除(誅除) to wipe out; to exterminate
• 消除毒剂(消除毒劑) decontamination
• 除旧布新(除舊布新) to get rid of the old to bring in the new; to innovate
• 扫除机(掃除機) mechanical sweeper
• 剔除 to reject; to discard
• 归除(歸除) long division; calculation on the abacus
• 故障排除 fault resolution; trouble clearing
• 除名 to expell
• 摒除 to expel; to dispel
• 兴利除弊(興利除弊) to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful
• 加减乘除(加減乘除) four rules of arithmetic; addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
• 释除(釋除) to dispel (doubts)
• 皆除 to clear; to completely remove
• 除不尽(除不盡) indivisible (math)
• 除尘机(除塵機) dusting machine; dust filter
• 除灭(除滅) to eliminate
• 消除 to dispel; to eliminate; to remove
• 除暴安良 to root out the strong and give people peace; to rob the rich and give to the poor
• 扫除(掃除) to clean

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除错 、 消除锯齿

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