去除

qùchú

verb HSK 7 #11,876

Meanings

1 to remove
2 to get rid of
3 to eliminate

Characters

to go; to remove

to eliminate; to get rid of

Both characters mean 'to remove' — double emphasis on elimination

Examples

这种洗衣液可以去除顽固的污渍。

Zhè zhǒng xǐyīyè kěyǐ qùchú wángù de wūzì.

This laundry detergent can remove stubborn stains.

我们需要去除不必要的环节。

Wǒmen xūyào qùchú bù bìyào de huánjié.

We need to eliminate unnecessary steps.

Tips

usage

去除 is used for removing unwanted things — stains, obstacles, bad habits. Compare with 消除 (xiāochú) which focuses on making something disappear entirely, and 清除 (qīngchú) which emphasizes cleaning out.

Stroke Order

去 qù

除 chú