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chú
Main
English Definitionto get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including
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Pinyinchú
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄔㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)ceoi4
Part of Speech(形) adjective, (动) verb, (介) preposition
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=6 TOCFL=4

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Words With Same Head Word    
除了chúlebesides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for)
除非chúfēionly if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when; only in the case that; unless
除此之外chú cǐ zhīwàiapart from this; in addition to this
除夕chúxīlunar New Year's Eve
除去chúqùto eliminate; to remove; except for; apart from
Words With Same Tail Word    
消除xiāochúto eliminate; to remove
解除jiěchúto remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (somebody of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement)
清除qīngchúto clear away; to eliminate; to get rid of
开除kāichúto expel (a member of an organization); to fire (an employee)
排除páichúto eliminate; to remove; to exclude; to rule out
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