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    Expressing "to abolish" with 废除 (fèichú)

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    Structure

    Subject + 废除 + Object

    Explanation

    废除 (fèichú) means "to abolish" or "to repeal," referring to the formal elimination of a law, system, or practice. It is used in legal and political contexts when an authority decides to end something that was previously established. It carries a sense of finality and official action.

    Examples

    • 这个国家在上世纪五十年代废除了死刑。

      Zhège guójiā zài shàng shìjì wǔshí niándài fèichú le sǐxíng.

      This country abolished the death penalty in the 1950s.

    • 很多人呼吁废除这条不合理的规定。

      Hěn duō rén hūyù fèichú zhè tiáo bù hélǐ de guīdìng.

      Many people are calling for the abolition of this unreasonable regulation.

    • 奴隶制被废除以后，社会发生了巨大变化。

      Núlìzhì bèi fèichú yǐhòu, shèhuì fāshēngle jùdà biànhuà.

      After slavery was abolished, society underwent tremendous changes.

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