除草剂 (chúcǎojì): herbicide

Measure Word

一种除草剂 zhǒng

Meanings

1 herbicide
2 weed killer

Characters

除

chú

to remove; to eliminate; except

dose; pharmaceutical preparation; agent

Examples

农民在田里喷洒了除草剂。

Nóngmín zài tián lǐ pēnsǎ le chúcǎojì.

The farmer sprayed herbicide in the field.

这种除草剂对环境有害。

Zhè zhǒng chúcǎojì duì huánjìng yǒuhài.

This type of herbicide is harmful to the environment.

Tips

memory

Break it down: 除 (to remove) + 草 (grass/weeds) + 剂 (agent/preparation). It's literally a 'weed-removing agent' — exactly what it does.

Stroke Order

除 chú

草 cǎo

剂 jì

Related Words

除草 chúcǎo #26,188

to weed / to remove weeds / to clear weeds

除臭剂 chúchòujì #18,676

deodorant

斩草除根 zhǎncǎo-chúgēn HSK 7 #24,118

to cut the weeds and pull out the roots / to eradicate completely; to nip in the bud

除此之外 chúcǐzhīwài HSK 7 #5,334

apart from this / besides / in addition to this

除掉 chúdiào #3,883

to eliminate / to get rid of / to remove

除 chú HSK 6 #3,612

to remove; to get rid of / to divide (math) / except; besides; apart from

除非 chúfēi HSK 5 #730

unless; only if / except that

除了 chúle HSK 3 #626

apart from / besides / except

草 cǎo HSK 2 #3,001

grass; straw / draft; rough

草莓 cǎoméi #5,521

strawberry