省略

shěng lüè

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

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Definitions

1. to leave out
2. an omission

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Grammar

Guides that feature 省略

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HSK 2.0 Level 5+ HSK 3.0 Level 7–9+ 6 min

承前省略 for Leaving Out Something Already Mentioned

Once a person or thing has been named, Chinese usually leaves it out of the following clauses instead of repeating it or using 他 and 它.

Reading: shěng lüè Open guide

HSK 2.0 Level 5+ HSK 3.0 Level 7–9+ 5 min

蒙后省略 for Leaving Out a Subject Named Later

Learn how Chinese drops the subject of the first clause when the same subject is named in the clause that follows.

Reading: shěng lüè Open guide

Words Containing 省略

• 省略符号 省略符号 shěng lüè fú hào: apostrophe
• 省略号 省略号 shěng lüè hào: ellipsis (punct.)

Child Words of 省略

• 略 略 lüè: brief; sketchy
• 省 省 shěng: to save
• 省 省 xǐng: (bound form) to scrutinize
• 略 略 lüè: brief; sketchy