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删

shān
HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. to delete

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Character focus

Stroke order

7 strokes

Word relationships

Related words

2 items
清除
qīng chú

to clear away

to clear or remove, often in digital contexts
移除
yí chú

to remove

to remove, especially in software interfaces

Synonyms

1 item
删除
shān chú

to delete

删 is more casual or brief; 删除 is more formal or complete for 'to delete'

Usage notes

Collocations

删 is often used with 掉 (删掉) or 除 (删除) to form complete verbs. Alone it can sound abrupt.

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 删 (shān, delete) with 栅 (zhà, fence) or 姗 (shān, leisurely) which share similar components.

Example Sentences

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请把这段文字 删 掉。
Please delete this paragraph.

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Words Containing 删

删除
shān chú

to delete

删剪
shān jiǎn

to cut (from a movie etc)

删去
shān qù

to delete

删帖
shān tiě

to delete a forum post

删掉
shān diào

to delete

删改
shān gǎi

to edit

删减
shān jiǎn

to abridge (a text)

删节
shān jié

to abridge

删简压缩
shān jiǎn yā suō

to simplify and condense (a text)

增删
zēng shān

add and delete

未删节版
wèi shān jié bǎn

unabridged edition