破除

pòchú

verb HSK 7-9 #20,321

Meanings

1 to abolish
2 to do away with
3 to break down (superstitions, conventions)

Characters

to break; to destroy

to remove; to eliminate

Examples

HSK 5

这项改革破除了旧的制度。

Zhè xiàng gǎigé pòchú le jiù de zhìdù.

This reform abolished the old system.

HSK 7-9

我们要破除迷信。

Wǒmen yào pòchú míxìn.

We must do away with superstition.

Tips

usage

破除 targets abstract things: superstitions, outdated thinking, bad conventions. You wouldn't use it for physical objects. Compare with 消除 (to eliminate) which is broader.

Stroke Order

破 pò

除 chú