剔除

• Pinyin: tī chú
• Hanzi breakdown: 剔 = 易 (easy) + 刂 (knife) — to pick out; 除 = 阝 (mound) + 余 (surplus) — to remove

Meaning

To eliminate; to remove; to weed out. Careful removal of unwanted elements.

A formal term for careful removal or elimination, often used in data processing, quality control, or editing. More precise than 删除, implying selective removal after examination. Common in technical and formal contexts.

Examples

1. 数据分析前需要先剔除那些异常值和无效样本。 Before data analysis, you need to eliminate outliers and invalid samples first.
2. 编辑仔细剔除了文章中所有的语法错误和冗余内容。 The editor carefully removed all grammatical errors and redundant content from the article.
3. 公司正在剔除那些不符合新标准的产品线。 The company is phasing out product lines that don't meet the new standards.

Usage Guide

Context: data analysis, editing, quality control

Tone: technical

Do Say

• 请剔除无效数据。(Please remove the invalid data.)
• 这些因素应该被剔除。(These factors should be eliminated.)

Don't Say

• 用'剔除'描述扔垃圾 (Don't use 剔除 for throwing away garbage — it's for selective, careful removal)

Origin & History

剔 means to pick out or scrape away, 除 means to remove — picking out and removing.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal