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Rule out in Chinese

to rule out · HSK 6

排除 pái chú

  1. 排 pái row
  2. 除 chú except

医生排除了这种可能。 The doctor ruled out this possibility.

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How do you say rule out in Chinese?

Rule out in Chinese is 排除 (pái chú).

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