remove; excise; cut off
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to remove; to excise (parts of an organism)
Commonly used in medical contexts for surgical removal of organs or tissues, or for removing diseased parts from plants.
Yī医
shēng生
jiàn建
yì议
lì立
jí即
zhāi摘
chú除
lán阑
wěi尾
。
The doctor recommended immediate removal of the appendix.
Bái白
nèi内
zhàng障
zhāi摘
chú除
shǒu手
shù术
fēi非
cháng常
chéng成
gōng功
。
The cataract extraction surgery was extremely successful.
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Zhǎng长
le了
chóng虫
de的
guǒ果
zi子
yīng应
gāi该
jìn尽
zǎo早
zhāi摘
chú除
。
Fruits that have worms should be removed as soon as possible.