Chinese word

删

Pronunciation

Pinyinshān

Meaning

  • verbdelete

Example

你把这张照片删了吗？nǐ bǎ zhè zhāng zhào piān shān le ma

Did you delete this photo?

Illustration for 删 (delete)

More examples

我把旧消息都删掉了，心里轻松多了。wǒ bǎ jiù xiāo xī dōu shān diào le xīn lǐ qīng sōng duō le

I deleted all the old messages, so I feel much more relaxed.

Core concept

Clear away unwanted content from a larger set while keeping the rest available.

Common phrases

  • 删除数据shān chú shù jù

    delete data

  • 删掉草稿shān diào cáo gǎo

    delete a draft

  • 删掉评论shān diào píng lùn

    delete comments

Similar words

删除shān chú: Delete data, text, or other content completely so it no longer exists.
清除qīng chú: Clear unwanted items from a screen or record, leaving the area clean.
消除xiāo chú: Eliminate a problem, obstacle, or other unwanted condition so it no longer remains.
抹去mǒ qù: Erase a trace, record, or memory so that nothing remains of it.

Definition in Chinese

将文字、图像、文件或记录中不需要的内容去掉，使其在当前环境下不可见或不存在的动作。jiāng wén zì tú xiàng wén jiàn huò jì lù zhōng bù xū yào de nèi róng qù diào shǐ qí zài dāng qián huán jìng xià bù kě jiàn huò bù cún zài de dòng zuò

Word origin

删 (shān, "delete") comes from the traditional form 刪 (shān, "delete"), which is associated with cutting excess from writing materials and thus carries the idea of removing what should not remain.

Usage tips

  • The aspect marker 了 (le, "completed action") after this verb marks a completed removal, while the negative pattern with 没 (méi, "not") describes one that has not happened.

Other meanings

  • eraseverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 删除shān chúdeleteverb
  • 删减shān jiǎnreduceverb
  • 删节shān jiéabridgeverb

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