清除

qīngchú

verb HSK 7-9 #4,274

Meanings

1 to clear away
2 to eliminate
3 to remove

Characters

to clear; clean

to remove; to eliminate

Literally 'clear away and remove'

Examples

HSK 7-9

请清除浏览器的缓存。

Qǐng qīngchú liúlǎnqì de huǎncún.

Please clear the browser cache.

HSK 7-9

工人们正在清除道路上的积雪。

Gōngrén men zhèngzài qīngchú dàolù shàng de jīxuě.

Workers are clearing the snow from the road.

Tips

usage

清除 is used for both physical removal (clearing debris) and digital/abstract contexts (clearing cache, eliminating threats). It implies thorough removal.

Stroke Order

清 qīng

除 chú