消除
Old HSK 6
消除 (xiāochú) · to remove
消除 (xiāochú) means “to remove; to eliminate”. It is written with 2 characters: 消 (news) + 除 (to remove). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 消除 is built
The characters
消 xiāo · news
What 消 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 肖xiào — to resemble
- ⺌ — structural part
- ⺼ — meat
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 肖 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
我们要消除误会。Wǒmen yào xiāochú wùhuì.We need to clear up the misunderstanding.
这种药可以消除疲劳。Zhèzhǒng yào kěyǐ xiāochú píláo.This medicine can relieve fatigue.
Questions about 消除
What does 消除 mean?
消除 (xiāochú) means “to remove; to eliminate”.
How do you pronounce 消除?
消除 is pronounced xiāochú.
Which HSK level is 消除?
消除 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 取消qǔxiāoto cancel
- 消费xiāofèito spend
- 消失xiāoshīto disappear
- 消息xiāoxinews
- 消化xiāohuàto digest
- 消极xiāojínegative
- 消毒xiāodúto disinfect
- 消防xiāofángfirefighting
- 消耗xiāohàoto consume
- 消灭xiāomièto wipe out
Learn 消除 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 199: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.