除 (ceoi4 | chu2) : get rid of; eliminate; except; divide

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除

ceoi4

chu2

[1] [v] get rid of; do away with; eliminate
[2] [prep] except; besides; apart from
[3] [v/n] [math] divide; division
[4] [v] [archaic] appoint sb to office

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 1

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This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

除

This word has been viewed 16196 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 5th Oct 2013 15:39

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除非 ceoi4 fei1 chu2 fei1 = unless

除衫 ceoi4 saam1 = to undress 粵

除夕 ceoi4 zik6 chu2 xi1 (PRC), chu2 xi4 (Taiwan) = New Year's Eve

除去 ceoi4 heoi3 chu2 qu4 = get rid of; except

除鞋 ceoi4 haai4 = take off shoes 粵

除夕夜 ceoi4 zik6 je6 chu2 xi1 ye4 (PRC), chu2 xi4 ye4 (Taiwan) = New Year's Eve

除了 ceoi4 liu5 chu2 le5 = except; excluding 國

除咗 ceoi4 zo2 = except; excluding 粵

掃除 sou3 ceoi4 sao3 chu2 = to sweep away

斬草除根 zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 zhan3 cao3 chu2 gen1 = (saying) to pull up by the roots - to completely eradicate
See all 51 compounds (CantoDict reports 52 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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四十除八等於五
Forty divided by eight equals five.
[Lit. forty divide eight equals five. This is okay both for written and spoken Cantonese.]

唔使除鞋啦! 粵
Don't take off your shoes!

除一隻襪塞佢個口。粵
Take off a sock and stick in his mouth. [To shut someone up.]

若要人不知除非己莫為
[1] The best way to hide a misdeed is not to commit it. [2] What is done by night appears by day.

結賬嗰陣時，計埋啲租金保險燈油火臘，七除八扣，唔賺得幾多咋粵
When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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