干掉

幹掉
gàndiào
verb #1,803

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 3
Bǎ zhè píng jiǔ gàndiào ba.
Let's finish off this bottle of wine.
HSK 4
Tāmen xiǎng gàndiào nàge pàntú.
They wanted to take out the traitor.
HSK 6
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

gān
diào