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排除

pái chú · pai chu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to eliminate
  2. to remove
  3. to exclude
  4. to rule out
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The missing remote

  1. Liangliang

    遥控器(yáokòngqì)不见(bùjiàn)了(le)！我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)找(zhǎo)吧(ba)。

    The remote is missing! Let's look for it together.

  2. Dengdeng

    先(xiān)排除(páichú)一些(yīxiē)地方(dìfang)：桌子(zhuōzi)上(shàng)没有(méiyǒu)，沙发(shāfā)上(shàng)也(yě)没有(méiyǒu)。

    Let's rule out some places first: not on the table, not on the sofa.

  3. Liangliang

    冰箱(bīngxiāng)里(lǐ)呢(ne)？上次(shàngcì)你(nǐ)把(bǎ)它(tā)放(fàng)在(zài)那儿(nàr)。

    What about the fridge? Last time you put it there.

  4. Dengdeng

    这次(zhècì)不会(bùhuì)。好(hǎo)，把(bǎ)冰箱(bīngxiāng)也(yě)排除(páichú)。

    Not this time. Okay, rule out the fridge too.

  5. Liangliang

    等一下(děngyīxià)，你(nǐ)手(shǒu)里(lǐ)拿(ná)的(de)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Wait, what is that in your hand?

  6. Dengdeng

    啊(a)，是(shì)遥控器(yáokòngqì)。我(wǒ)一直(yīzhí)拿(ná)着(zhe)它(tā)。

    Oh, it's the remote. I've been holding it all along.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

医(yī)生(shēng)排(pái)除(chú)了(le)他(tā)得(dé)重(zhòng)病(bìng)的(de)可(kě)能(néng)。

The doctor ruled out the possibility that he had a serious illness.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)先(xiān)排(pái)除(chú)那(nà)些(xiē)不(bù)可(kě)能(néng)的(de)答(dá)案(àn)。

Let's first eliminate those impossible answers.

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