去 qù — to go; to leave; to remove
周末我想去海边。Zhōu mò wǒ xiǎng qù hǎi biān.I want to go to the seaside this weekend.
Common words: 出去 (chū qù)、去年 (qù nián)、回去 (huí qu)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to remove"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to remove", including 去 (qù), 免 (miǎn), 移 (yí). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to remove" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 去 (qù), 免 (miǎn), 移 (yí) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span qù, miǎn, yí — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 去 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 去 qùto go; to leave; to removeUseful words: 出去, 去年
- 免 miǎnto exempt; to remove; to avoid; to excuseUseful words: 免费, 避免
- 移 yíto move; to shift; to change; to alter; to removeUseful words: 移动, 转移
Common words for these 3 "to remove" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 去 (qù) — so "to remove" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
出去chū qùto go out去年qù niánlast year回去huí quto return; to go back免费miǎn fèifree (of charge)避免bì miǎnto avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from难免nán miǎnhard to avoid; difficult to escape from; will inevitably移动yí dòngto move; movement; migration; mobile转移zhuǎn yíto shift; to relocate; to transfer; (fig.) to shift (attention)移民yí mínto immigrate; to migrate; emigrant; immigrant
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 3 ways to say "to remove".
免 miǎn — to exempt; to remove; to avoid; to excuse
这家博物馆免费参观。Zhè jiā bó wù guǎn miǎn fèi cān guān.This museum is free to visit.
Common words: 免费 (miǎn fèi)、避免 (bì miǎn)、难免 (nán miǎn)
移 yí — to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove
请帮我把桌子往左移一点儿。Qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ zhuō zi wǎng zuǒ yí yì diǎnr.Please help me move the table a little to the left.
Common words: 移动 (yí dòng)、转移 (zhuǎn yí)、移民 (yí mín)
All 3 characters
Open 去、免、移 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.