删节 (shān jié) — to abridge, to edit and shorten (a text)

Definition

A formal, written verb meaning 'to abridge / edit and shorten' a text, especially a published work. Implies deliberate editorial cutting, stronger than a casual shorten — closer to 节略 in feel.

verb

to abridgeto edit and shorten (a text)

Examples

删节著。
Chū bǎn shè jué dìng shān jié yuán zhù zhōng de jǐ zhāng nèi róng.
The publisher decided to abridge several chapters of the original work.
删节。
Zhè piān wén zhāng jīng guò shān jié hòu gèng shì hé pǔ tōng dú zhě.
After being abridged, this article is better suited for general readers.
删节。
Fān yì shí tā bù dé bù shān jié yì xiē chóng fù de duàn luò.
When translating, he had to cut and shorten some repetitive paragraphs.

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