除掉

chúdiào

verb #3,883

Meanings

1 to eliminate
2 to get rid of
3 to remove

Characters

to remove; to eliminate

away; off (result complement)

Examples

我们必须除掉这些杂草。

Wǒmen bìxū chúdiào zhèxiē zácǎo.

We must get rid of these weeds.

警察决定除掉这个犯罪团伙。

Jǐngchá juédìng chúdiào zhège fànzuì tuánhuǒ.

The police decided to eliminate this criminal gang.

Tips

usage

除掉 can range from removing something harmless (weeds, stains) to a euphemism for killing someone, depending on context.

Stroke Order

除 chú

掉 diào