废除 fèichú to abolish
to abolish; to abrogate; to repeal
怎么记住“废除”: 废 to terminate + 除 remove = to abolish.
汉字
用法
- To abolish/repeal a law, system, or treaty - 废除死刑 (fèichú sǐxíng) to abolish the death penalty.
- Formal, institutional; the object is a rule/institution, not a physical thing.
- Contrast 废弃 (let fall into disuse) and 取消 (qǔxiāo, cancel an arrangement/event); 废除 is a deliberate abolition of something established.
例句
- 我们应该废除死刑。 Wǒmen yīnggāi fèichú sǐxíng.We should abolish the death penalty.
- 死刑在美国的很多州都被废除了。 Sǐxíng zài měiguó de hěnduō zhōu dōu bèi fèichú le.The death penalty had been done away with in many states in the USA.