革除
gé chú
Pinyin
Definition
革除
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- to eliminate
- to expel
- to abolish
Character Decomposition
Idioms (17)
剪草除根
- 1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
- 2 to eradicate
斩草除根
- 1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
- 2 to eliminate completely
曾经沧海难为水,除却巫山不是云
- 1 there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)
- 2 one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
洗心革面
- 1 lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways
- 2 to turn over a new leaf
破除迷信
- 1 to eliminate superstition (idiom)