清 除

qīngchú

“To clear away” in Chinese is 清除 (qīngchú).

Meaning

to clear away
to eliminate
to get rid of

Example

肥皂可以清除髒汙。

Soap can clean grime.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

qīngHSK 211 strokesQing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911)chúHSK 39 strokesto get rid of

More HSK 7-9 words

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Not to be confused with: 清楚 (qīngchu, clear)