粵

清cing1除ceoi4

cing1 ceoi4qīng chú

English

  1. to clear away
  2. to eliminate
  3. to get rid of
  4. to eliminate; to clear away; to eradicate; to cause something to disappear, so as to make the place cleaner (in both literal and figurative senses)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 令某物消失,從而令地方變得乾淨(可以係字面或比喻)

Examples

  • 她幫我清除積雪。

    She helped me to clear snow away.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 肥皂可以清除髒汙。

    Soap can clean grime.

    Tatoeba · egg0073 CC BY

  • 清除障礙

    to remove obstacles

  • 清除異己

    Clear dissidents

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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