HSK · Level 77
45 words
Chinese word
省略
Pronunciation
Pinyinshěng lüè
Meaning
- verbleave out
Example
这个细节可以省略。zhè ge xì jié ké yǐ shěng lüè
This detail can be left out.
More examples
写报告时不要随意省略关键数据。xiě bào gào shí bú yào suí yì shěng lüè guān jiàn shù jù
When writing a report, do not casually leave out key data.
Core concept
A deliberate trimming of language that removes extra words or details and leaves the message efficient.
Common phrases
省略细节shěng lüè xì jié
leave out details
省略步骤shěng lüè bù zhòu
leave out steps
省略主语shěng lüè zhú yǔ
leave out the subject
Similar words
忽略hū lüè: Overlooking a matter or detail by giving it too little attention.
删除shān chú: Deleting unwanted words, entries, or data so they no longer remain.
遗漏yí lòu: Leaving a necessary part out unintentionally.
省去shěng qù: Skipping a part in order to make a task or explanation shorter.
Definition in Chinese
在说话或写作中省去不必要的词句或细节，使表达更简练、更高效。zài shuō huà huò xiě zuò zhōng shěng qù bú bì yào de cí jù huò xì jié shǐ biǎo dá gèng jiǎn liàn gèng gāo xiào
Word origin
省 (shěng, "save or omit") + 略 (lüè, "abridge") combine to express cutting language down to its shorter form.
Usage tips
- In conversation, context can make omitted subjects or repeated information easy to recover, so Chinese sentences may sound shorter than their English translations without losing the main point.
Other meanings
- abbreviationnoun
Opposites
- 详述xiáng shùelaborate onverb
Related words
- 省略号shěng lüè hàoellipsisnoun
- 省略形shěng lüè xíngabbreviated formnoun