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    Using 除去 (chúqù) to express "removing"

    Actions & Events

    Structure

    Subject + 除去 + Object

    Explanation

    除去 (chúqù) means "to remove," "to eliminate," or "to get rid of," indicating the act of taking something away from a whole. It can be used both in concrete contexts (removing an item) and abstract ones (eliminating a factor). For example, 除去了专辑中一首歌曲 means "removed a song from the album."

    Examples

    • 编辑决定除去文章中那段不合适的内容。

      Biānjí juédìng chúqù wénzhāng zhōng nà duàn bù héshì de nèiróng.

      The editor decided to remove the inappropriate section from the article.

    • 你先把表面的灰尘除去再开始刷漆。

      Nǐ xiān bǎ biǎomiàn de huīchén chúqù zài kāishǐ shuā qī.

      First remove the dust from the surface before you start painting.

    • 除去不必要的开支后，预算就够用了。

      Chúqù bú bìyào de kāizhī hòu, yùsuàn jiù gòu yòng le.

      After removing unnecessary expenses, the budget is sufficient.

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