铲除

剷除

chǎnchú

verb #11,310

Meanings

Jǐngfāng juéxīn chǎnchú zhège fànzuì tuánhuǒ.

The police are determined to root out this criminal gang.

Wǒmen yào chǎnchú tānwū fǔbài.

We must eradicate corruption.

memory

Shovel (铲) + remove (除) = to shovel away, to dig out by the roots. Visualize uprooting weeds with a shovel.

usage

铲除 is stronger than 消除 (to eliminate). It implies completely uprooting something harmful -- often used for crime, corruption, or evil forces.

铲 chǎn

除 chú