除除Stroke order for 除

chú
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Basic Meaning

v
Often used in contexts like cleaning, solving problems, or eradicating something undesirable. Can be combined with other characters to form specific verbs, e.g., 除草 (to weed).
to remove; to eliminate
去掉。
Words:
除害除草根除铲除斩草除根
Synonyms:
去
Sentences:
  1. 我(wǒ)们(men)需(xū)要(yào)除(chú)害(hài)，保(bǎo)持(chí)环(huán)境(jìng)清(qīng)洁(jié)。
    We need to eliminate pests to keep the environment clean.
  2. 他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)除(chú)草(cǎo)，花(huā)园(yuán)很(hěn)漂(piào)亮(liàng)。
    He weeds every day, so the garden is very beautiful.
prep
Used as a preposition to indicate exclusion. Commonly appears in phrases like 除了...以外 (except for...).
except; excluding
不计在内；不包括在内。
Words:
扣除排除除外除开除了
Synonyms:
排
Antonyms:
包含
Sentences:
  1. 除(chú)了(le)小(xiǎo)明(míng)，大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)来(lái)了(le)。
    Except for Xiao Ming, everyone has come.
  2. 这(zhè)个(ge)价(jià)格(gé)不(bù)包(bāo)括(kuò)税(shuì)，税(shuì)要(yào)另(lìng)外(wài)扣(kòu)除(chú)。
    This price excludes tax; the tax will be deducted separately.
v
Refers specifically to the division operation in mathematics. In expressions, it's often part of terms like 除法 (division).
to divide (mathematical operation)
数学基本运算方法。最简单的是把一个数分成若干等份的运算，如6÷2＝3，读为六除以二等于三。
Words:
除法除数被除数
Antonyms:
乘
Sentences:
  1. 十(shí)除(chú)以(yǐ)二(èr)等(děng)于(yú)五(wǔ)。
    Ten divided by two equals five.
  2. 学(xué)习(xí)除(chú)法(fǎ)是(shì)数(shù)学(xué)的(de)基(jī)础(chǔ)。
    Learning division is fundamental in mathematics.

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