除去

chúqù

verb HSK 7-9 #8,072

Meanings

1 to eliminate
2 to remove
3 except for

Characters

to remove; to divide

Examples

HSK 5

除去房租，他每月还剩两千块。

Chúqù fángzū, tā měiyuè hái shèng liǎngqiān kuài.

After deducting rent, he still has two thousand yuan left each month.

HSK 7-9

用这种方法可以除去衣服上的污渍。

Yòng zhèzhǒng fāngfǎ kěyǐ chúqù yīfu shàng de wūzì.

This method can remove stains from clothes.

Tips

usage

除去 has two main uses: (1) physically removing something (除去污渍 = remove stains) and (2) as a preposition meaning 'except for' or 'aside from' (similar to 除了).

Stroke Order

除 chú

去 qù