废除 (fèichú) · to abolish

废除 (fèichú) means “to abolish; to do away with”. It is written with 2 characters: 废 (to terminate) + 除 (to remove). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 废除 is built

The characters

废 fèi · to terminate

What 废 is made of

广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — cliff
发fā — to issue
- 又yòu — and

除 chú · to remove

What 除 is made of

阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
余yú — surplus
- 人rén — person

Origin hint: The waste 余 produced by a city 阝 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

学校废除了这条旧规定。Xuéxiào fèichú le zhè tiáo jiù guīdìng.The school abolished this old rule.

很多国家已经废除了这种制度。Hěnduō guójiā yǐjīng fèichú le zhè zhǒng zhìdù.Many countries have already abolished this system.

Questions about 废除

What does 废除 mean?

废除 (fèichú) means “to abolish; to do away with”.

How do you pronounce 废除?

废除 is pronounced fèichú.

Which HSK level is 废除?

废除 is in Old HSK 6.

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It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 55: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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