铲除

鏟除
chǎnchú
  1. (literally and figuratively) to root out; to dig out; to pull out by the root; to eradicate
  2. to root out; to dig out; to pull out by the root; to eradicate

Wiktionary

Homographs

铲除 chǎnchú to root out; to eradicate; to sweep away; to abolish

Entry Composition

=1 铲 chǎn to scrape the ground with a spade (to make it level or to remove weeds); to shovel
=1 铲 chǎn
  1. variant of 铲 chǎn
  2. (bound form) spade; shovel
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