HSK 6 · Verbs

消除 xiāochú “to eliminate” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 消除 means

  1. to eliminate
  2. to remove
  3. to clear up

How to say 消除

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale消xiāo1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale除chú2nd tone, rising

消除 in a sentence

  1. 能付出爱心就是福，能消除烦恼就是慧。

    Néng fùchū àixīn jiùshì fú, néng xiāochú fánnǎo jiùshì huì.

    Being able to give love is a blessing; being able to rid yourself of worries is wisdom.

    Sentence #838363 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 消除 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 消 (xiāo) with each of its parts in a different colour
消xiāoto diminish; to subside
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐMeaning part
  • 肖to resemble · xiàoSound part

氵 hints at the meaning (water); 肖 (xiào) hints at the sound. Compare it with xiāo.

The character 除 (chú) with each of its parts in a different colour
除chúto get rid of
  • 阝place
  • 余surplus · yú

How to write 消除

消 10 strokes · 除 9 strokes

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消除 (xiāochú) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 消除 (xiāochú). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 消除

Words with 消

消息xiāoxi · news消化xiāohuà · to digest (food or information)取消qǔxiāo · to cancel消失xiāoshī · to disappear消极xiāojí · negative消费xiāofèi · to consume消毒xiāodú · to disinfect消耗xiāohào · to consume消灭xiāomiè · to wipe out消防xiāofáng · firefighting

Words with 除

除了chúle · besides除夕Chúxī · lunar New Year’s Eve删除shānchú · to delete除非chúfēi · only if (…除chú · except解除jiěchú · to remove排除páichú · to rule out清除qīngchú · to clear away开除kāichú · to expel废除fèichú · to abolish

More words: Common Verbs

衔接xiánjiē · to link up掀起xiānqǐ · to lift陷入xiànrù · to fall into削xiāo · to peel消耗xiāohào · to consume销毁xiāohuǐ · to destroy (by burning or melting)消灭xiāomiè · to wipe out携带xiédài · to carry (on one’s person)

FAQs

消除 (xiāochú) means “to eliminate” or “to remove”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xiāochú: xiāo with a 1st tone, then chú with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 消除 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xiaochu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 消除 from the suggestions. Typing xiaochu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
消除 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.