Chinese word

删除

Pronunciation

Pinyinshān chú

Meaning

  • verbdelete

Example

请把聊天记录里那条消息删除。qǐng bǎ liáo tiān jì lù lǐ nà tiáo xiāo xī shān chú

Please delete that message from the chat history.

Illustration for 删除 (delete)

More examples

如果你不想继续使用，可以选择删除账号。rú guǒ nǐ bù xiǎng jì xù shǐ yòng ké yǐ xuǎn zé shān chú zhàng hào

If you do not want to continue using it, you can choose to delete the account.

Core concept

The system removes an item from the place where it is used, separating everyday access from what may remain in stored history.

Common phrases

  • 删除账号shān chú zhàng hào

    delete account

  • 删除好友shān chú háo yǒu

    delete friend

  • 删除评论shān chú píng lùn

    delete comment

Similar words

去掉qù diào: Gets rid of something so it does not remain, with a common everyday spoken feel.
清除qīng chú: Removes unwanted material or traces from a place or data so the result is clean.
移除yí chú: Removes an item from a menu, list, or setting so it no longer exists there, as in technical writing.
删去shān qù: Removes a passage or recorded part in a formal way, so that part is cancelled.

Definition in Chinese

将文件、消息或记录从界面或存储中去掉，使其在日常使用中不再出现，但可能仍保留于备份或历史记录中。jiāng wén jiàn xiāo xī huò jì lù cóng jiè miàn huò cún chǔ zhōng qù diào shǐ qí zài rì cháng shǐ yòng zhōng bú zài chū xiàn dàn kě néng réng bǎo liú yú bèi fèn huò lì shǐ jì lù zhōng

Word origin

删除 (shānchú, "delete") uses the paired removal meanings of 删 (shān, "cut away") and 除 (chú, "remove"), making its digital sense easy to connect with its components.

Usage tips

  • The verb can describe a button command as well as a user's completed action, so surrounding grammar helps identify whether the sentence gives an instruction or reports an event.

Other meanings

  • eraseverb
  • removeverb
  • eliminateverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 删除按钮shān chú àn niǔdelete buttonnoun
  • 删除权限shān chú quán xiàndeletion permissionnoun

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