删

shān

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to delete

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

to delete

to cut (from a movie etc)

to delete

to delete a forum post

to delete

to edit

to abridge (a text)

to abridge

to simplify and condense (a text)

add and delete

unabridged edition