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清除

qīng chú · qing chu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to clear away
  2. to eliminate
  3. to get rid of
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In a conversation

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Phone storage is full

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)又(yòu)说(shuō)内存(nèicún)不够(bùgòu)了(le)。

    My phone says the storage is full again.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)要(yào)清除(qīngchú)一些(yīxiē)东西(dōngxi)。

    You need to clear some things out.

  3. Liangliang

    清除(qīngchú)什么(shénme)？我(wǒ)的(de)照片(zhàopiàn)都(dōu)很(hěn)重要(zhòngyào)。

    Clear what? All my photos are important.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)先(xiān)清除(qīngchú)那(nà)三百(sānbǎi)张(zhāng)一样(yīyàng)的(de)照片(zhàopiàn)吧(ba)。

    Then clear the three hundred identical photos first.

  5. Liangliang

    这些(zhèxiē)不(bù)一样(yīyàng)！这(zhè)是(shì)三百(sānbǎi)朵(duǒ)不同(bùtóng)的(de)云(yún)。

    They aren't the same! These are three hundred different clouds.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

肥(féi)皂(zào)可(kě)以(yǐ)清(qīng)除(chú)脏(zāng)污(wū)。

Soap can clean away grime.

02

工(gōng)人(rén)正(zhèng)在(zài)清(qīng)除(chú)路(lù)边(biān)的(de)积(jī)雪(xuě)。

Workers are clearing away the snow by the roadside.

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