扫除

掃除
sǎochú
  1. to clean; to clean up
  2. to eliminate; to wipe out

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 扫 sǎo
  1. to sweep (with a brush or broom)
  2. to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of
  3. to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan
2 除 chú
  1. to get rid of
  2. to remove
  3. to exclude
  4. to eliminate
  5. to wipe out
  6. to divide
  7. except
  8. not including