删减 (shān jiǎn) — to delete, to cut out (text or content); to abr…

Definition

Means to cut or remove content to shorten it, used for text, articles, or films. Pairs with a reduplication ∼一下 for a light, brief action.

verb

to deleteto cut out (text or content)to abridgeto abbreviate

，删减。
Zhè piān wén zhāng tài cháng, xū yào shān jiǎn yí xià.
This article is too long; it needs to be cut down.
删减。
Dǎo yǎn shān jiǎn le diàn yǐng zhōng de yì xiē bào lì jìng tóu.
The director deleted some violent scenes from the movie.
删减。
Chū bǎn shè yāo qiú zuò zhě shān jiǎn bù fen nèi róng.
The publisher asked the author to abridge part of the content.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

删 removes text and 减 makes it shorter, together meaning to cut down.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 刪; 删 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 刪 pairs 冊, bamboo slips strung together, with 刀, a knife; the simplified 删 is a later shorthand.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 減; 减 is its simplified writing.

氵咸減

The traditional form 減 has 氵, water, and 咸, a seal: sealing off a stream of water lessens its flow. The simplified 减 is a later abbreviation.