REMOVE    除去 除

DISPLACE something from where it is EXPECTED to REMAIN.
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Old Chinese Criteria
1. The most general term for removing anything is qù 去. 2. Chú 除 refers specifically to getting rid of something undesirable. 3. Chè 徹 is to remove objects ceremoniously as part of a ritual or the like. 4. Qiān 遷 can refer to the moving an object from a place, although usually the focus is moving something to a place. See DISPLACE.
Modern Chinese Criteria
除去 剔除 芟除 去除 刊落 刪除 is to remove or delete text. 脫下 消除 拔除 撤除 解除 排斥 排擠 清除 消除 掃除 除 搬 撤 刪 剔 抹 勾 去 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hyponym
  • BREAK OFF　REMOVE VIOLENTLY by TWISTING OR BENDING INTENSELY. (anc: 13/0, child: 0)
  • SWEEP　REMOVE DUST USING a BROOM. (anc: 13/0, child: 0)
  • TAKE OFF　REMOVE GARMENTS. (anc: 13/0, child: 0)
  • PEEL　REMOVE the SKIN of FRUIT ETC. (anc: 13/0, child: 0)
Antonym
  • FETCHDISPLACE something TO HERE FROM an OTHER PLACE.
  • ADDPUT MORE INTEND:so as to CAUSE a QUANTITY of SOMETHING to INCREASE. 
Hypernym
  • DISPLACE　CAUSE to MOVE. (anc: 11/0, child: 28)
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • CHANGE　EVENT involving two MOMENTS t1 and t2, such that a THING at the MOMENT t1 is DIFFERENT FROM that THING at the MOMENT t2. (anc: 9/0, child: 18)
  • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 284

  • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 327

  • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 429

  • A New Dictionary of Classical Greek Synonyms ( T.W.HARBSMEIER 2004) p. NO. 94

    • Words (44 items)

    去  qù OC: khaʔ MC: khi̯ɤ 49 Attributions

    The most general term for removing anything is qù 去.

      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)remove a contextually determinate object
    • vtoN. Vunmarked nominalisation: removing the N V-sCH
    • vtoNcausativeeliminate; remove, do away with, get rid of; try to drive away (ants); take off
    • vtoNiussiveorder to be removed, have removed
    • vtoNmathematical termCHEMLA 2003
    • vtoNpassivebe removed
    除  chú OC: rla MC: ɖi̯ɤ 48 Attributions

    Chú 除 refers specifically to getting rid of something undesirable.

      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNresultativeremove
    • vt(oN)remove the contextually determinate object;
    • vt[0]oN.postadVtverbal complement with verbs conveying any kind of removal, expressing that this removal performed to its completion (compare English 'off' as in cut off, shave off, etc.)
    • vt[oN]remove things surgically; remove people (from court etc)
    • vtoNabolish; get rid of, weed out; remove; make clean, clear (a road); dismiss from office; have (someone) removed
    • vtoNremove, get rid ofCH
    • vtoNpassivebe removed
    徹  chè OC: thed MC: ʈhiɛt 12 Attributions

    Chè 徹 is to remove objects ceremoniously as part of a ritual or the like.

      Syntactic words
    • viactceremoniously remove sacrificial offerings
    • vtoNremove; send away; pull down
    • vtoNfigurativediscontinue abruptly
    救  jiù OC: kus MC: kɨu 10 Attributions

      Word relations
    • Synon: 去/REMOVE The most general term for removing anything is qù 去.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNremove
    • vtoNN=nonhu救火 remove so as to save people from (harm); be of help against, fight against (a fire etc)
    墾  kěn OC: khɯɯnʔ MC: khən 8 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNweed out, weed away
    退  tuì OC: thuubs MC: thuo̝i 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNcausativecause to recede, move back; cause to disappear
    遷  qiān OC: tshen MC: tshiɛn 5 Attributions

    Qiān 遷 can refer to the moving an object from a place, although usually the focus is moving something to a place. See DISPLACE.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNmove (an oject) to another place
    • vttoN1.+prep+N2fromremove (something N1) from (some place N2)群臣遷大國之跡於鄭
    滅  miè OC: med MC: miɛt 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNfigurativemake disappear in appearance; remove
    • vtoNfigurativebe removed
    盡  jìn OC: dzinʔ MC: dzin 5 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNremove completely
    • vtoNmiddle voicebe completely removed
    擯出  bìn chū OC: pins khljud MC: pin tɕhʷit 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPt(oN)resultativedismiss a contextually determinate person (from a monastery of religious community)
    • VPtoNpassivebe driven out, be expelled, be dismissed
    • VPtoNresultativedismiss, drive out, expell
    抉  jué OC: kʷeed MC: ket 4 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpick out, tear out
    • vtoNpassivehave (one's eyes etc) removed
    除去  chú qù OC: rla khaʔ MC: ɖi̯ɤ khi̯ɤ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNresultativeget rid of, banish (from one's mind)
    吐  tǔ OC: kh-laaʔ MC: thuo̝ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNfigurativespit out > remove; expel
    消除  xiāo chú OC: smew rla MC: siɛu ɖi̯ɤ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPimiddle voicebe dissolved and removed; get removed
    廢  fèi OC: pods MC: pi̯ɐi 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNremove, get rid of
    • vtoNderivedno longer allow to be presentCH
    抽  chōu OC: rlʰiw MC: ʈhɨu 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpull out so as to remove
    破  pò OC: phaals MC: phʷɑ 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNfigurativedispel
    滅除  miè chú OC: med rla MC: miɛt ɖi̯ɤ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNremove
    脫  duó OC: lood MC: dʷɑt
    脫  tuō OC: lʰood MC: thʷɑt 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNremove
    薅  hāo OC: qhuu MC: hɑu 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • viremove; clear away weeds[SHOULD MAYBE BE IN SYN. WEED][CA]
    逐除  zhú chú OC: rlɯwɡ rla MC: ɖuk ɖi̯ɤ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNresultativechase away
    襄  xiāng OC: snaŋ MC: si̯ɐŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpassivebe removed
    解  jiě OC: kreeʔ MC: kɣɛ 1 Attribution

      Word relations
    • Assoc: 除/REMOVE Chú 除 refers specifically to getting rid of something undesirable.

      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpassiveuntie> be removed
    削除  xiāo chú OC: smewɡ rla MC: si̯ɐk ɖi̯ɤ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNcut off, remove, get rid off
    辟  bì OC: peɡ MC: piɛk
    避  bì OC: beɡs MC: biɛ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNremove from one's presence
    • vtoNpassivebe removed; be cleared away
    對治  duì zhì OC: k-luubs rlɯs MC: tuo̝i ɖɨ 1 Attribution
    • 佛光大辭典 Fóguāng dàcídiǎn The Foguang Dictionary of Buddhism ( FOGUANG) p. 5793

    • 佛教語大辭典 Bukkyōgo daijiten Encyclopedic Dictionary of Buddhist Terms ( NAKAMURA) p. 908c

      Syntactic words
    • NPabbuddhistBUDDH: removal of afflictions (through the wisdom of awakening; MULLER notes a subjective connotation, referring to the removal of afflictions trough individual practice; this in contrast to duàn 斷 which gives emphasis to the objective elemination of afflictions)
    • VPt(oN)buddhistBUDDH: remove (afflictions, etc.)
    驅除  qū chú OC: kho rla MC: khi̯o ɖi̯ɤ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNpassivebe removed
    出  chū OC: khljud MC: tɕhʷit 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNmove (an object) out
    • vtt(oN1.)+prep+N2remove the contextually determinate N1 from the N2
    刺  cì MC: tshjeH OC: skhleɡs 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNto remove, to weed outLZ
    卻  què OC: khaɡ MC: khi̯ɐk
    卻却  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNremove
    抒  shū OC: ɢljaʔ MC: ʑi̯ɤ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpassivebe removed
    拔  bá OC: breed MC: bɣɛt 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNremove completely; extirpate
    揜  yǎn MC: 'jemX OC: qromʔ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoN高誘：take away; removeCH
    撤  chè OC: thad MC: ʈhiɛt 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNremove (especially from the table)
    擢  zhuó OC: rleewɡ MC: ɖɣɔk 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNremove; eliminate; take away
    擯  bìn OC: pins MC: pin 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vt(oN)expel the contextually determinate person
    • vt+prep+Npassivebe removed to, be expelled to
    • vtoNpassivebe expelled, get removed (from office, from the court etc)
    沐  mù MC: buwk OC: mooɡ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNfigurativewash away traces of, remove traces ofCH
    捶提  chuí tí OC: tjolʔ ɡ-lee MC: tɕiɛ dei 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNfigurative"hammer and cut" so as to remove N
    盪  dàng OC: ɡ-laaŋʔ MC: dɑŋ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNwash away > remove; get rid off
    茀  fú OC: phɯd MC: phi̯ut 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNremove; clear away (vegetation)
    解除  jiě chú OC: kreeʔ rla MC: kɣɛ ɖi̯ɤ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNresultativeuntie so as to remove> remove, get rid of
    捐  juān OC: ɢʷlen MC: jiɛn 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNremove
    排  pái OC: brɯɯd MC: bɣɛi 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNpassivebe removed by force
    疏  shū OC: sqra MC: ʂi̯ɤ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • vtoNremove, clean away (GY: 疏其穢 "remove the dirt")