verb HSK 5
Traditional 刪去
shān
to delete · to remove · to cross out

Meaning

删去 means to delete or remove something, typically text, content, or information from a document, list, or record. It emphasizes the action of eliminating unwanted or unnecessary parts. This is a formal term commonly used in writing, editing, and data management contexts.

Usage

删去 is used in formal and written contexts, especially when discussing editing documents, removing items from lists, or deleting data. It's more formal than the standalone 删, and the 去 adds emphasis to the removal aspect. Common in academic, professional, and technical settings.

Examples

  1. 01
    编辑建议我把这一段删去
    Biān jiàn zhè duàn shān .
    The editor suggested that I delete this paragraph.
  2. 02
    请把错误的信息从名单中删去
    Qǐng cuò de xìn cóng míng dān zhōng shān .
    Please remove the incorrect information from the list.

Characters

Common collocations

  • 删去不必要的内容
    shān yào de nèi róng
    delete unnecessary content
  • 删去一段话
    shān duàn huà
    delete a paragraph
  • 把...删去
    ... shān
    delete...

Antonyms

Origin

删 originally meant to cut down bamboo slips (ancient writing material), later extended to mean deleting text. The addition of 去 (to go away) reinforces the sense of removal.

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