清除

qīngchú

verb HSK 7-9 #4,274

Meanings

1 to clear away
2 to eliminate
3 to remove

Characters

to clear; clean

to remove; to eliminate

Literally 'clear away and remove'

Examples

请清除浏览器的缓存。

Qǐng qīngchú liúlǎnqì de huǎncún.

Please clear the browser cache.

工人们正在清除道路上的积雪。

Gōngrén men zhèngzài qīngchú dàolù shàng de jīxuě.

Workers are clearing the snow from the road.

Tips

usage

清除 is used for both physical removal (clearing debris) and digital/abstract contexts (clearing cache, eliminating threats). It implies thorough removal.

Stroke Order

清 qīng

除 chú