| 除 | 549C30 32A.01-8 | 部居  | 畫數 9 | ㄔㄨˊ [chu2] | ||
| N. | (1) (LL) steps leading to palace, temple: 階除 ditto; 庭除 steps of the court. (2) (Math.) division: 除法，除數 [chu2fa3], [chu2shu4]↓. (3) End: 歲除 the year-end. | |||||
| V.t. | (1) To exterminate, remove, destroy: 除蟲 exterminate insects; 除害 destroy the evils; 除暴安良 drive out the rascals and protect the people; 除去 [chu2qU4]↓; 免除 to prevent; 解除 to remove (restrictions, obstacles); 消除，化除 dissolve (differences of opinion); 減除 to diminish; 廢除，破除 to abolish. (2) To dismiss: 開除 to dismiss (from school), expel (from party, etc.); 被除 be expelled: 除名，除籍 [chu2ming2], [chu2ji2]↓. (3) To invest in office: 除授，除拜 [chu2shou4], [chu2bai4]↓; 除某官 be appointed to certain office. (4) (Math.) to divide: 以甲除乙 divide B by A; see 除法 [chu2fa3]↓. | |||||
| Conj. | Unless: 除非 [chu2fei1]↓; (in MC and poetry) 除 u.f. 除非 unless, except: 除 (＝除非) 你心似鐵 unless your heart is made of iron--without pity; 除是＝除非是 unless, see 除外 [chu2wai4]↓. | |||||
| Prep. | 除了 besides: 除了這件還有別的緣故 there are other reasons besides this; 除…以外 besides this; (in official documents) 除 (insert a long clause) 外 besides (having already reported to authority concerned, etc.) I now communicate, etc. | |||||
| Words | 1. 除拜 [chu2bai4], v.t., to invest (person) as official: 除拜郎中，太子太傅 appoint as minister, as imperial tutor to crown prince, etc. 2. 除臭劑 [chu2chou4ji4], n., deodorants. 3. 除蟲菊 [chu2chong2jU2], n., (bot.) a variety of chrysanthemum used for insecticide, Chrysantthemuu roseum or cinerarolium. 4. 除卻 [chu2qUe4], (1) conj., unless, except; (2) v.t., to remove (cause of trouble, etc.). 5. 除去 [chu2qU4], v.t., to remove (obstacles), extirpate, weed out (cause). 6. 除掉 [chu2diao4], v.t., to remove (prejudices, obstacles, etc.). 7. 除法 [chu2fa3], n., (math.) division, see [chu2shu4]↓. 8. 除非 [chu2fei1], conj., unless, except: 除非…不行 it will not do unless; 除非…方可 or 才可 only when … then it may. 9. 除服 [chu2fu2], v.i., cease mourning when period is over. 10. 除根 [chu2gen1], v.t., as in 斬草除根 to uproot (evil). 11. 除官 [chu2guan1], v.i., to be appointed official. 12. 除號 [chu2hao4], n., (math.) sign of division: “÷”. 13. 除召 [chu2zhao4], v.t., appoint as official and summon to imperial audience. 14. 除籍 [chu2ji2], v.t., to expel, remove from list of members. 15. 除開 [chu2kai0], v.t., to take away, remove. 16. 除了 [chu2le0], prep., besides: 除了你沒有別人 there are no others besides you. 17. 除靈 [chu2ling2], v.i., to burn the spirit tablet after completing the mass for the deceased. 18. 除名 [chu2ming2], v.i., to dismiss, expel (“remove from list of names”). 19. 除禳 [chu2rang2], v.i., pray to remove influence of evil spirits. 20. 除日 [chu2ri4], n., the day before New Year, see [chu2xi2]↓. 21. 除喪 [chu2sang1], v.i., to cease mourning when period is over. 22. 除身 [chu2shen1], v.i., (LL) to retire from office. 23. 除夕 [chu2xi4], n., New year's Eve, see [chu2ri4]↑. 24. 除授 [chu2shou4], v.t., to invest as official or military officer. 25. 除數 [chu2shu4], n., (math.) the divisor; 被除數 the dividend. 26. 除是 [chu2shi4], (poet.) ＝除非是, see [chu2fei1]↑. 27. 除汰 [chu2tai4], v.t., to sift out eliminate. 28. 除罪 [chu2zui4], phr., pardon. 29. 除外 [chu2wai4], prep., (placed after n.) not counting, excluding, excepted: 星期日除外 Sundays excepted, see Prep.↑. 30. 除夜 [chu2ye4], n., see [chu2xi4]↑. | |||||