铲除

Traditional (Taiwan): 剷除

chǎnchú ㄔㄢˇ ㄔㄨˊ

    • to root out to eradicate to sweep away to abolish

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 根除 gēnchú
    • 根除陋习 eradicate bad habits
    • 根除后患 eradicate future trouble
  • 清除 qīngchú
    • 清除垃圾 clear away rubbish
    • 彻底清除 clear out thoroughly
  • 消灭 xiāomiè
    • 消灭敌人 wipe out the enemy
    • 全部消灭 wipe out completely

Antonyms 反义词

  • 培植 péizhí
    • 培植幼苗 nurture seedlings
    • 悉心培植 nurture with great care

Telling them apart

铲除 and 根除 are both strong: 铲除 means to remove something so nothing is left, and 根除 means to get rid of it at the root. Both can have concrete or abstract objects. 清除 is milder and means to clear everything out, with objects like dirt, hidden dangers or bad people.

Other words read chǎnchú

chanchu with other tones

Near homophones of chanchu

  • 长处 chángchù good aspects
  • 苌楚 chángchǔ kiwi fruit

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