释除 (shìchú): to dispel (doubts); to allay (c…

Meanings

1 to dispel (doubts); to allay (concerns); to clear up

Characters

释

shì

to release; to explain

除

chú

to remove; eliminate

Examples

他的解释释除了大家的疑虑。

Tā de jiěshì shìchú le dàjiā de yílǜ.

His explanation dispelled everyone's doubts.

为了释除误会，她写了一封长信。

Wèile shìchú wùhuì, tā xiě le yī fēng cháng xìn.

To clear up the misunderstanding, she wrote a long letter.

Tips

register

释除 is formal/literary. In everyday speech, 消除 (xiāochú, 'eliminate') or 打消 (dǎxiāo, 'dispel') are more common. Reserve 释除 for written or formal contexts — government statements, op-eds, formal letters.

Stroke Order

释 shì

除 chú

Related Words

解疑释惑 jiěyíshìhuò

to resolve doubts and clear up confusion / to answer questions and dispel uncertainty

消释 xiāoshì

to dispel (doubts, worries) / to clear up (a misunderstanding) / to dissolve away

消除 xiāochú HSK 5 #4,438

to eliminate; to remove / to dispel; to clear away

清除 qīngchú HSK 7 #4,274

to clear away / to eliminate / to remove

释放 shìfàng HSK 7 #1,764

to release / to set free / to emit

删除 shānchú HSK 7 #6,515

to delete; to remove / to erase

释法 shìfǎ

to interpret the law / to issue a legal interpretation

释经 shìjīng

to interpret a classic text / exegesis (of scripture or canonical writings)

释子 shìzǐ

(literary) Buddhist monk / Buddhist monastic (literally 'disciple of Shakyamuni')

切除 qiēchú HSK 7 #5,140

to excise; to surgically remove