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废除

fèichú

to abolish; to repeal

HSK 7 · Topic “Law and courts”
A person tears a scroll in two with both hands
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Characters in this word

废 fèi

Strokes
8
Radical
广 — broad, vast, wide
Made of
广 broad, vast, wide 发 to issue, to dispatch, to send out
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

除 chú

Strokes
9
Radical
阝 — place, town, city
Made of
阝 place, town, city 余 surplus, remainder
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 除

Example phrases

  • 多数代表主张废除过时的行政审批环节，以降低企业成本。 Duōshù dàibiǎo zhǔzhāng fèichú guòshí de xíngzhèng shěnpī huánjié, yǐ jiàngdī qǐyè chéngběn. Most representatives advocate abolishing outdated administrative approval procedures to reduce business costs.
  • 这个旧规定已经被正式废除了。 Zhège jiù guīdìng yǐjīng bèi zhèngshì fèichú le. This old rule has been officially abolished.
  • 学校废除了周六补课的制度，学生很高兴。 Xuéxiào fèichú le zhōuliù bǔkè de zhìdù, xuésheng hěn gāoxìng. The school abolished the system of Saturday make-up classes, and the students are happy.

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