芟除

shānchú
  1. (literary) to eliminate; to delete (redundant words)
  2. (literary) to weed out; to exterminate; to eradicate
  3. (literary) to weed; to mow; to cut down
  4. to eliminate; to delete (redundant words)
  5. to weed out; to exterminate; to eradicate
  6. to weed; to mow; to cut down

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 芟 shān
  1. to cut down
  2. to mow
  3. to eliminate
  4. scythe
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