除 (chú) means Eliminate (divide - except). Below are 24 of the 29 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
除 他以外，其他人都到齐了。
Chú tā yǐwài, qítā rén dōu dào qí le.
Apart from him, everyone else has arrived.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 除
这间屋子 除 了一张床什么也没有。
Zhè jiān wūzi chúle yì zhāng chuáng shénme yě méiyǒu.
This room has nothing in it except a bed.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 除
他主张废 除 死刑。
Tā zhǔzhāng fèichú sǐxíng.
He advocates abolishing the death penalty.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 废除
双方同意解 除 合同。
Shuāngfāng tóngyì jiěchú hétong.
Both sides agreed to terminate the contract.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 解除
运动可以消 除 疲劳。
Yùndòng kěyǐ xiāochú píláo.
Exercise can dispel fatigue.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 消除
他不小心删 除 了照片。
Tā bù xiǎoxīn shānchú le zhàopiàn.
He accidentally deleted the photos.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 删除
师傅很快排 除 了故障。
Shīfu hěn kuài páichú le gùzhàng.
The technician soon cleared the fault.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 故障
他因严重违纪被开 除 。
Tā yīn yánzhòng wéijì bèi kāichú.
He was expelled for a serious breach of discipline.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 开除
医生排 除 了几种可能。
Yīshēng páichú le jǐ zhǒng kěnéng.
The doctor ruled out several possibilities.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 排除
工人很快排 除 了故障。
Gōngrén hěn kuài páichú le gùzhàng.
The workers soon cleared the fault.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 排除
除 了小王，大家都来了。
Chúle Xiǎo Wáng, dàjiā dōu lái le.
Everyone came except Xiao Wang.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 除了
除 非下雨，我们才不去。
Chúfēi xià yǔ, wǒmen cái bú qù.
We will not go unless it rains.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 除非
开 除 员工必须依照程序。
Kāichú yuángōng bìxū yīzhào chéngxù.
Dismissing an employee must follow due procedure.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 开除
工人清 除 了路上的积雪。
Gōngrén qīngchú le lù shang de jī xuě.
The workers cleared the snow from the road.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 清除
调查后排 除 了他的嫌疑。
Diàochá hòu páichú le tā de xiányí.
After investigation he was cleared of suspicion.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 嫌疑
他们清 除 了路上的障碍。
Tāmen qīngchú le lù shang de zhàng'ài.
They cleared the obstacles from the road.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 障碍
除 了跑步，他还喜欢游泳。
Chúle pǎobù, tā hái xǐhuan yóuyǒng.
Besides running, he also likes swimming.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 除了
除 非你同意，否则我不做。
Chúfēi nǐ tóngyì, fǒuzé wǒ bú zuò.
Unless you agree, I will not do it.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 除非
除 夕的晚上全家一起吃饭。
Chúxī de wǎnshang quánjiā yìqǐ chī fàn.
On New Year's Eve the whole family eats together.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 除夕
他因殴打同事被公司开 除 。
Tā yīn ōudǎ tóngshì bèi gōngsī kāichú.
He was dismissed for assaulting a colleague.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 殴打
要清 除 电脑里的无用文件。
Yào qīngchú diànnǎo lǐ de wúyòng wénjiàn.
The useless files on the computer should be cleared out.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 清除
除 夕是一年中最热闹的一天。
Chúxī shì yì nián zhōng zuì rènao de yì tiān.
New Year's Eve is the liveliest day of the year.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 除夕
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除 appears in 29 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 除
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Questions about 除
How is 除 used in a sentence?
This page shows 29 sentences using 除 (chú, "Eliminate (divide - except)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 除 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 除 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 除 an HSK word?
Yes — 除 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 除?
The dictionary page for 除 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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