除 chú

  1. chú conjunction except; besides
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words , Concept: Exlusion 排除
    Notes: (Guoyu '除' conj; Kroll 2015 '除' 2a, p. 57; Unihan '除'; XHZD '除' 2)
  2. chú verb to dispel; to eliminate; to remove; to get rid of
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 去掉; for example, the idiom 为民除害 'eliminate harm on behalf of the people' (Guoyu '除' v 1; Kroll 2015 '除' 2, p. 57; Unihan '除'; XHZD '除' 1)
  3. chú verb to divide
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Mathematics
    Notes: (Guoyu '除' v 6; XHZD '除' 3)
  4. chú verb to put in order
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '除' 3, p. 57)
  5. chú verb to appoint to an official position
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '除' 4, p. 57)
  6. chú noun door steps; stairs
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 台阶 (Guoyu '除' n 1; Kroll 2015 '除' 1, p. 57; XHZD '除' 4)
  7. chú verb to replace an official
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '除' v 2)
  8. chú verb to change; to replace
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 更易 or 更换 (Guoyu '除' v 3)
  9. chú verb to renovate; to restore
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 整治 or 修治 (Guoyu '除' v 4)
  10. chú noun division
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Mathematics
    Notes: In the sense of 除法 (Guoyu '除' n 2)
  11. chú verb except; without; anyatra
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: anyatra (BCSD '除', p. 1212; MW 'anyatra')

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除法 、 除恶务尽 、 剪草除根 、 除邪 、 解除 、 开除 、 攘除 、 整除数 、 驱除鞑虏 、 毁除 、 若要人不知，除非己莫为 、 根除 、 扫除天下 、 摘除 、 除暴 、 阑尾切除术 、 铲除 、 挖除 、 除罪 、 剔除 、 拭除 、 除子 、 撤除 、 剪除 、 去除 、 为民除害 、 兴利除弊 、 小除夕 、 除开

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