How common it is
删除 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say shān chú slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
删除常用于计算机或日常中表示去掉不需要的东西。
shān chú cháng yòng yú jì suàn jī huò rì cháng zhōng biǎo shì qù diào bù xū yào de dōng xi.
Delete is often used in computers or daily life to indicate removing something unnecessary.
Context note
在电脑上，我们可以删除文件来释放空间。
zài diàn nǎo shàng, wǒ men kě yǐ shān chú wén jiàn lái shì fàng kōng jiān.
On the computer, we can delete files to free up space.
5 examples
请删除这个错误的字。
qǐng shān chú zhè ge cuò wù de zì。
Please delete this wrong character.
他删除了手机里的旧照片。
tā shān chú le shǒu jī lǐ de jiù zhào piàn。
He deleted the old photos in his phone.
妈妈让我删除垃圾邮件。
mā ma ràng wǒ shān chú lā jī yóu jiàn。
Mom asked me to delete spam emails.
删除不需要的软件可以加快电脑速度。
shān chú bù xū yào de ruǎn jiàn kě yǐ jiā kuài diàn nǎo sù dù。
Deleting unnecessary software can speed up the computer.
老师教我们如何删除重复的句子。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men rú hé shān chú chóng fù de jù zi。
The teacher taught us how to delete repeated sentences.
5 mini stories
小明不小心删除了作业，他很着急。
xiǎo míng bù xiǎo xīn shān chú le zuò yè， tā hěn zháo jí。
Xiaoming accidentally deleted his homework, he was very worried.
小红学会了删除电脑里的病毒。
xiǎo hóng xué huì le shān chú diàn nǎo lǐ de bìng dú。
Xiaohong learned to delete viruses in the computer.
爸爸帮我删除了游戏里的坏记录。
bà ba bāng wǒ shān chú le yóu xì lǐ de huài jì lù。
Dad helped me delete the bad records in the game.
删除旧衣服前，我们捐给了需要的人。
shān chú jiù yī fu qián， wǒ men juān gěi le xū yào de rén。
Before deleting old clothes, we donated them to people in need.
老师让我们删除作文中的错别字。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men shān chú zuò wén zhōng de cuò bié zì。
The teacher asked us to delete the typos in the essay.