略去 (lüè qù) — to omit, to delete (a part of text or content)

Definition

Formal written verb meaning 'to omit / delete' part of a text. Pairs with 把 in disposal constructions (把这一段略去); used in editing, academic, and report writing rather than everyday speech.

verb
to omitto delete (a part of text or content)

Examples

  • ，略去。
    Zhè duàn huà tài cháng, nǐ kě yǐ lüè qù bú bì yào de bù fen.
    This paragraph is too long; you can omit the unnecessary parts.
  • ，略去。
    Wèi le jiǎn jié, bào gào zhōng lüè qù le xì jié.
    For brevity, the report omits the details.
  • 略去。
    Biān jí jiàn yì bǎ zhè yí duàn lüè qù.
    The editor suggested deleting this paragraph.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

略lüèskip
去qùaway

略 skip and 去 away give the sense of omitting something.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
田田tiánfield
Sound part声符shēngfú
各
各gè略lüè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

略 combines 田 (field) with 各 for sound; the described idea is walking around a field to outline it.

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

去 pairs 大, a man, with 口, a mouth or object. The evidence reads this as a man leaving a place, a man opening his mouth, or a cover over an object.

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