Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 除

to get rid of
to remove
to exclude
to eliminate
to wipe out
to divide
except
not including

to wash away
to eliminate
to do away with

to get rid of
to dismiss

(literary) to clean up

to guard against evil
to exorcise

to prevent
to avoid
to excuse
to exempt
to relieve
(of a debt) to remit

to deodorize

to reduce
to lessen (pain etc)
to deduct (from taxes)

to divide exactly without remainder (in integer arithmetic)

to defrost
defrosting

to exorcize (evil spirits)
to purify through ritual
to rid oneself of (a bad habit)

to get rid of
to dismiss
to brush aside

to pull out
to remove

to eliminate
to remove

to reject
to discard
to get rid of

to root out
to eliminate the roots
to cure once and for all

to drive out devils and spirits exorcism

to defibrillate
defibrillation

to expel spirits
(old) to end the period of mourning

to eliminate outlaws

to screen or filter out
to winnow (agriculture)

lunar New Year's Eve

to expel (a member of an organization)
to fire (an employee)

to remove

to reject
to abandon

to eliminate
to do away with
to get rid of

to eliminate

to delete
to cancel

to remove
to dislodge

to eliminate
to expel
to abolish

(dialect) except
besides

to excise
to remove an organ

to pardon

long division
calculation on the abacus

only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
only when
only in the case that
unless

to tear down
to demolish
to dismantle
to remove

divisor (math.)

besides
apart from (... also...)
in addition to
except (for)

to eradicate
to exterminate

to remove
to sack
to get rid of
to relieve (sb of their duties)
to free
to lift (an embargo)
to rescind (an agreement)

to eliminate
to remove
to exclude
to rule out

to eradicate

to dispel
to clear

division (math.)

to dispel (doubts)

to drive off
to dispel
to expel

to clean; to clean up
to eliminate; to wipe out

to exclude
not including sth (when counting or listing)
except for

to eliminate dust (i.e. filter out suspended particles)

to multiply and divide

to amputate
to excise (cut out)

to abolish
to abrogate
to repeal

to get rid of

to discard
to get rid of
to dispense with

to eliminate
to remove
except for
apart from

besides
except
to get rid of (sb)
(math.) to divide

to root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish

to get rid of
to weed out
to reject

to remove
to eliminate
to delete

to wipe off

to destroy

divisor (math.)

to remove completely; to eliminate; to cleanse from

to remove
to dismantle

to deduct

to reprieve
to avoid
to redeem

to excise
to cut out (a tumor)

to quit
to give up (a bad habit)

to filter out

(math.) divided by

to clear away
to eliminate
to get rid of

to strike off (the rolls)
to remove from a list
to expunge
to expel

to eliminate; to kill off

division sign (math.)

to defrost
to get rid of ice

to wipe out
to exterminate

front court
courtyard

to weed

mechanical sweeper

(math.) factor; exact divisor

indivisible (math)

dusting machine
dust filter

dehumidifier

the day before New Year's Eve

dehumidifier

deodorant

detergent

dividend (math.)

decontamination

to decriminalize

weed killer
herbicide

sǎochútiānxià

to re-establish order throughout the empire

jiājiǎnchéngchú

addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic

xiāochúqíyì

to disambiguate

fèichújūnbèi

to disarm

expel the Manchu, revolutionary slogan from around 1900

páichúwànnán

to overcome all obstacles
to overcome countless difficulties

chúcǐzhīwài

apart from this
in addition to this

jiǎncǎochúgēn

lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
to eradicate

juānchúkēzhèng

to alleviate oppressive administration (idiom)

zhǒngzúqīngchú

ethnic cleansing

chújiùgēngxīn

to replace the old with new (idiom)

xiāochújùchǐ

anti-alias (computer graphics)

zhǎncǎochúgēn

to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
to eliminate completely

xīnglìchúbì

to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)

qūxiéchúzāi

to drive away demons to prevent calamity (idiom)

chúbào'ānliáng

to root out the strong and give people peace (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor

gùzhàngpáichú

fault resolution
trouble clearing

kāichúxuéjí

to expel from school

yàodàobìngchú

lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom)
fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results
(of a solution or method) highly effective

kāichúdǎngjí

to expel from the Party

to eradicate evil completely (idiom); thorough in rooting out wickedness

to eliminate superstition (idiom)

cízhuìbōchú

affix stripping
to determine the root of a word by removing prefix and suffix

chújiùbùxīn

to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate

lánwěiqiēchúshù

阑尾切除术

[闌尾切除術]

appendectomy (medicine)

sānxiàwǔchú'èr

三下五除二

[三下五除二]

three, set five remove two (abacus rule)
efficiently
quickly and easily

zhǒngliúqièchúshù

肿瘤切除术

[腫瘤切除術]

lumpectomy

chúlìngyǒuyuēdìng

除另有约定

[除另有約定]

unless otherwise agreed

zìyóujīqīngchújì

自由基清除剂

[自由基清除劑]

radical scavenger (chemistry)

zìdòngtǐwàichúchànqì

自动体外除颤器

[自動體外除顫器]

AED (automated external defibrillator)

ruòyàorénbùzhī,chúfēijǐmòwéi

若要人不知，除非己莫为

[若要人不知，除非己莫為]

If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.

Xiāochúduì Fùnü Yīqiè Xíngshì Qíshì Gōngyuē

消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约

[消除對婦女一切形式歧視公約]

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

céngjīngcānghǎinánwéishuǐ,chúquè Wū Shānbùshìyún

曾经沧海难为水，除却巫山不是云

[曾經滄海難為水，除卻巫山不是雲]

there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)
one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things