干掉

幹掉

gàndiào

verb #1,803

Meanings

1 to kill
2 to get rid of
3 to take out
4 to finish off

Characters

away, off (result complement)

Examples

他们想干掉那个叛徒。

Tāmen xiǎng gàndiào nàge pàntú.

They wanted to take out the traitor.

把这瓶酒干掉吧。

Bǎ zhè píng jiǔ gàndiào ba.

Let's finish off this bottle of wine.

我们的队伍被干掉了。

Wǒmen de duìwǔ bèi gàndiào le.

Our team got wiped out.

Tips

register

干掉 is colloquial and can range from casual ('finish off this food') to violent ('kill someone'). Context determines the meaning. In formal writing, use 消灭 or 杀死 instead.

Stroke Order

干 gàn

掉 diào