革除

géchú

verb #46,577

Meanings

1 to abolish
2 to eliminate
3 to expel (someone from a position)

Characters

to change / reform

to remove / get rid of

Examples

我们必须革除这些陈规陋习。

Wǒmen bìxū géchú zhèxiē chénguī lòuxí.

We must abolish these outdated rules and bad habits.

他因贪污被革除职务。

Tā yīn tānwū bèi géchú zhíwù.

He was stripped of his post for corruption.

Tips

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Formal — appears mostly in news, official documents, and reform-era speeches. In casual speech you'd hear 改掉 (gǎidiào, 'change away') for habits or 开除 (kāichú, 'fire / expel') for people.

Stroke Order

革 gé

除 chú