排除 meaning in English

páichú

to eliminate; to remove

HSK 5verb20 strokes

Meaning of 排除

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

páichú

to eliminate
to remove
to exclude
to rule out

How to use 排除

排除 is often used for ruling out possibilities, removing obstacles, or excluding someone or something. It is common in formal and news language, with objects like 可能 (kěnéng), 困难 (kùnnan), or 干扰 (gānrǎo). Example: 医生排除了这种可能。(Yīshēng páichúle zhè zhǒng kěnéng.) The doctor ruled out this possibility.

排 (pái) has the hand radical 扌, so picture a hand pushing things aside, and 除 (chú) means to remove, as in 除了 (chúle) "apart from". Push aside and remove: you are ruling something out.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 排 as 非 or 俳 because the right side is 非. Remember it needs the hand radical 扌. Also, do not use 排除 for everyday "except" sentences. Use 除了 (chúle) there, as in 除了他 (chúle tā), "except him".

排除 in example sentences

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

你nǐ们men要yào排pái除chú万wàn难nán。

You have to overcome the difficulties.

他tā把bǎ问wèn题tí从cóng脑nǎo子zi里lǐ排pái除chú了le。

He cast off the problem from his mind.

恐kǒng怕pà我wǒ们men不bù能néng排pái除chú她tā患huàn了le病bìng的de可kě能néng性xìng。

I'm afraid we can't rule out the possibility that she may have the disease.

可kě以yǐ立lì即jí排pái除chú事shì件jiàn之zhī间jiān缺quē乏fá关guān联lián的de可kě能néng性xìng

The possibility of a lack of connection between the events can be dismissed immediately.

Stroke order for each character

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

排 pái · to arrange in order · 11 strokes

除 chú · to get rid of · 9 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 排除.

排队	páiduì	to line up
排球	páiqiú	volleyball
除了	chúle	apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，誰也沒來\|除了他，谁也没来[chu2 le5 ta1
安排	ānpái	to arrange; to plan
排名	páimíng	to rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking
排列	páiliè	to arrange in order; (math.) permutation
除非	chúfēi	only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when
解除	jiěchú	to remove; to sack
消除	xiāochú	to eliminate; to remove
拆除	chāichú	to tear down; to demolish
除夕	chúxī	lunar New Year's Eve
排行榜	páihángbǎng	the charts (of best-sellers); table of ranking

Questions about 排除

What does 排除 mean?

排除 (páichú) means "to eliminate; to remove" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 排除?

排除 is made of 2 characters: 排 (11 strokes), 除 (9 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 排除 an HSK word?

Yes. 排除 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 排除 and 消除?

排除 means to rule out or push something out of consideration or out of the way. 消除 (xiāochú) means to make something disappear completely, like worry or misunderstanding. You 排除 a possibility, but you 消除 a misunderstanding.

How do you say "cannot be ruled out" with 排除?

A common pattern is 不排除……的可能 (bù páichú... de kěnéng). For example, 不排除下雨的可能 (bù páichú xià yǔ de kěnéng) means "rain cannot be ruled out".