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shān

delete, remove

Usage note

的意思是去掉不要的文字、图片或者文件。你可以在手机或电脑上使用这个字。

Shān de yìsi shì qùdiào bù yào de wénzì, túpiàn huòzhě wénjiàn. Nǐ kěyǐ zài shǒujī huò diànnǎo shàng shǐyòng zhège zì.

Delete means to remove unwanted text, pictures, or files. You can use this word on a phone or computer.

Context note

当你想把写错的东西去掉时,可以用。比如在写作业时,如果写错了字,可以掉重写。

Dāng nǐ xiǎng bǎ xiě cuò de dōngxi qùdiào shí, kěyǐ yòng shān. Bǐrú zài xiě zuòyè shí, rúguǒ xiě cuò le zì, kěyǐ shān diào chóng xiě.

When you want to remove something you wrote incorrectly, you can use delete. For example, when doing homework, if you write a wrong character, you can delete it and rewrite.

5 examples

掉了游戏里的一个坏角色。
wǒ shān diào le yóu xì lǐ de yí gè huài jué sè。
I deleted a bad character in the game.
妈妈让我掉手机里没用的照片。
mā ma ràng wǒ shān diào shǒu jī lǐ méi yòng de zhào piàn。
Mom told me to delete useless photos in the phone.
老师教我们怎么掉错字。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men zěn me shān diào cuò zì。
The teacher taught us how to delete wrong characters.
我不小心了重要的文件。
wǒ bù xiǎo xīn shān le zhòng yào de wén jiàn。
I accidentally deleted an important file.
掉这个不用的账号。
qǐng shān diào zhè ge bú yòng de zhàng hào。
Please delete this unused account.

5 mini stories

小明掉了游戏里的坏蛋。他很快乐。
xiǎo míng shān diào le yóu xì lǐ de huài dàn。 tā hěn kuài lè。
Xiaoming deleted the villain in the game. He was very happy.
小红了草稿纸上的错字。她重新写了一遍。
xiǎo hóng shān le cǎo gǎo zhǐ shàng de cuò zì。 tā chóng xīn xiě le yí biàn。
Xiaohong deleted the wrong character on the draft paper. She rewrote it.
爸爸掉电脑里旧的文件夹。电脑变得更快了。
bà ba shān diào diàn nǎo lǐ jiù de wén jiàn jiá。 diàn nǎo biàn de gèng kuài le。
Dad deleted the old folder on the computer. The computer became faster.
了手机里很多重复的照片。手机有了更多空间。
wǒ shān le shǒu jī lǐ hěn duō chóng fù de zhào piàn。 shǒu jī yǒu le gèng duō kōng jiān。
I deleted many duplicate photos in my phone. The phone has more space.
老师帮小刚掉作文里多余的字。作文更通顺了。
lǎo shī bāng xiǎo gāng shān diào zuò wén lǐ duō yú de zì。 zuò wén gèng tōng shùn le。
The teacher helped Xiaogang delete extra words in the composition. The composition became smoother.

Mini dialogue

删照片

A
这张照片不好看,了吧。
Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn bù hǎokàn, shān le ba.
This photo doesn't look good, delete it.
B
好的,我马上
Hǎo de, wǒ mǎshàng shān.
Okay, I'll delete it right away.

删文件

A
这个文件没用了,可以吗?
Zhège wénjiàn méi yòng le, kěyǐ shān ma?
This file is useless, can I delete it?
B
可以,吧。
Kěyǐ, shān ba.
Yes, delete it.

Related words and contrasts

similar
擦掉
cā diào
erase, wipe off

擦掉 means to remove by wiping, while 删 is often used for digital deletion.

opposite
添加
tiānjiā
add

添加 means to add, the opposite of 删 (delete).

similar
移除
yíchú
remove

移除 is a more formal word for remove, similar to 删.

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