去掉 meaning in English

qùdiào

to get rid of; to exclude

HSK 616 strokes

Meaning of 去掉

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

qùdiào

to get rid of
to exclude
to eliminate
to remove
to delete
to strip out
to extract

How to use 去掉

去掉 is a common verb for taking something out or getting rid of it, from words in a sentence to stains, labels, or bad habits. It usually takes a direct object. Example: 把这个字去掉。(Bǎ zhège zì qùdiào.) Take out this character.

去 (qù) means to go away, and 掉 (diào) means to drop or fall off. Make something go away so it drops off, and you have removed it.

Common mistake: Learners often say 去掉 with a neutral tone on 掉, but it keeps its fourth tone: qùdiào. Also do not confuse it with 失去 (shīqù), which means to lose something unintentionally, while 去掉 is a deliberate removal.

去掉 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ必bì须xū把bǎ文wén身shēn去qù掉diào。

I had to get my tattoo removed.

很hěn有yǒu可kě能néng去qù掉diàoC元yuán素sù会huì得dé出chū同tóng样yàng的de结jié果guǒ。

It is highly probable that the deletion of element C will still yield the same result.

把bǎ你nǐ句jù子zi中zhōng的de这zhè个ge词cí去qù掉diào，因yīn为wèi它tā是shì多duō余yú的de。

Omit this word in your sentence because it's not necessary.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

去 qù · to go · 5 strokes

掉 diào · to fall · 11 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 去掉.

出去	chūqù	to go out
回去	huíqù	to return; to go back
进去	jìnqù	to go in
去年	qùnián	last year
过去	guòqù	(in the) past; former; previous; to go over; to pass by
失去	shīqù	to lose
下去	xiàqù	to go down; to descend
看上去	kàn shàngqù	it would appear; it seems (that)
上去	shàngqù	to go up
去世	qùshì	to pass away; to die
关掉	guāndiào	to switch off; to shut off
忘掉	wàngdiào	to forget

Questions about 去掉

What does 去掉 mean?

去掉 (qùdiào) means "to get rid of; to exclude".

How do you write 去掉?

去掉 is made of 2 characters: 去 (5 strokes), 掉 (11 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 去掉 an HSK word?

Yes. 去掉 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 去掉 and 删除?

删除 (shānchú) is more formal and mostly used for deleting files, text, or data. 去掉 is broader and more casual, and works for physical things too, like 去掉皮 (qùdiào pí), to peel off the skin.

Can 去掉 be split with 不 or 得?

Yes. 掉 works as a result complement, so you can say 去得掉 (qù de diào), able to remove, or 去不掉 (qù bu diào), unable to remove. For example, 这个污渍去不掉。(Zhège wūzì qù bu diào.) This stain won't come out.