省去 (shěng qù) — to leave out, to omit

Definition

Used in writing for deliberately leaving something out (a step, detail, or item) as unnecessary or unwise. Stronger and more formal than everyday 去掉, and implies a conscious editorial choice rather than simple removal.

verb
to leave outto omit

Examples

  • 省去。
    Zhè xiē bú bì yào de bù zhòu kě yǐ shěng qù.
    These unnecessary steps can be omitted.
  • ，省去。
    Wèi le shěng shí jiān, tā shěng qù le wǔ fàn.
    To save time, he skipped lunch.
  • 省去。
    Bào gào zhōng yǒu xiē xì jié bèi shěng qù le.
    Some details were left out of the report.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

省shěngomit
去qùaway

省 means to leave out and 去 adds the sense of removing it, together meaning to omit.

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.

The upper part of 省 is a changed form of 生, which gave the sound, while the lower 目 is an eye; the picture showed looking closely or inspecting.

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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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