排除
Old HSK 6
排除 (páichú) · to remove
排除 (páichú) means “to remove; to eliminate; to rule out”. It is written with 2 characters: 排 (to line up) + 除 (to remove). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 排除 is built
The characters
排 pái · to line up
What 排 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 非fēi — not
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 非 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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
警察已经排除了这种可能。Jǐngchá yǐjīng páichú le zhè zhǒng kěnéng.The police have ruled out this possibility.
我们要排除一切困难。Wǒmen yào páichú yíqiè kùnnan.We must overcome all difficulties.
Questions about 排除
What does 排除 mean?
排除 (páichú) means “to remove; to eliminate; to rule out”.
How do you pronounce 排除?
排除 is pronounced páichú.
Which HSK level is 排除?
排除 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 排队páiduìto line up
- 排球páiqiúvolleyball
- 安排ānpáito arrange
- 排名páimíngranking
- 排列páilièto arrange
- 排斥páichìto reject
- 排放páifàngto discharge
- 排练páiliànto rehearse
- 排páito line up
- 除了chúleexcept
Learn 排除 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 133: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.