清除
Old HSK 6
清除 (qīngchú) · to clear away
清除 (qīngchú) means “to clear away; to get rid of”. It is written with 2 characters: 清 (clean) + 除 (to remove). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 清除 is built
The characters
清 qīng · clean
What 清 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 青qīng — nature's color
- 龶 — top part
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 青 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
工人正在清除路上的积雪。Gōngrén zhèngzài qīngchú lùshàng de jīxuě.Workers are clearing snow from the road.
请清除电脑里没用的文件。Qǐng qīngchú diànnǎo lǐ méiyòng de wénjiàn.Please delete useless files from the computer.
Questions about 清除
What does 清除 mean?
清除 (qīngchú) means “to clear away; to get rid of”.
How do you pronounce 清除?
清除 is pronounced qīngchú.
Which HSK level is 清除?
清除 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 清楚qīngchuclear
- 清醒qīngxǐngawake
- 清淡qīngdànlight (food)
- 澄清chéngqīngto clarify
- 清澈qīngchèclear
- 清晨qīngchénearly morning
- 清洁qīngjiéclean
- 清理qīnglǐto clear up
- 清晰qīngxīclear
- 清真qīngzhēnhalal
Learn 清除 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 148: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.