删除
Traditional: 刪除
shān chú HSK 5

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📚 Example Sentences

请删除这个文件。
Qǐng shānchú zhège wénjiàn.
Please delete this file.
我删除了错误的句子。
Wǒ shānchúle cuòwù de jùzi.
I deleted the wrong sentence.
删除照片需要确认。
Shānchú zhàopiàn xūyào quèrèn.
Deleting photos requires confirmation.
我删除了文件。
Wǒ shānchúle wénjiàn.
I deleted the file.
他删除了照片。
Tā shānchúle zhàopiàn.
He deleted the photo.

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 删 (shān) as resembling 'to cut' (it contains 刂, the knife radical) and 除 (chú) as 'to remove'—together, they mean 'cut and remove,' like deleting data with a click.

📝 Usage Notes

This word is neutral in formality and widely used in both spoken and written Chinese, especially in contexts involving technology, documents, or editing. Common in daily life for discussing computer files, messages, or online content.

📖 Grammar Points

Often used as a transitive verb followed by an object (e.g., 删除文件). Can be used in passive structures like 被删除 (bèi shānchú, to be deleted) or resultative complements like 删除掉 (shānchú diào, to delete completely).

🏯 Cultural Notes

In digital culture, 删除 is a common term due to widespread technology use; caution is advised as deletion may imply irreversible loss, reflecting a cultural emphasis on careful handling of information.

🔄 Similar Words

Compared to 去掉 (qùdiào, to remove generally) and 清除 (qīngchú, to clear/clean out), 删除 specifically emphasizes deletion in digital or textual contexts, often with a sense of permanence.

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