heoi3 ceoi4去除
Jyutpingheoi3 ceoi4
Yaleheui chèuih
Definition
To remove, eliminate, or get rid of something.
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How it's used
Formal in tone, this word is typically reserved for written contexts, technical instructions, or serious discussions about abstract concepts like habits or impurities. In casual, everyday speech, people almost always prefer using the phrasal verb 整走 or 拎走 instead.
Examples
How do you remove the stains on that shirt?
I must get rid of this bad habit.
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Common mistake
Do not use this for physically moving an object from one place to another, as it implies a process of elimination or cleaning rather than simple relocation.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
