省掉 (shěng diào) — to save (by omitting or cutting out), to skip, to eliminate
Definition
省掉 means to cut out or skip something as a way to save (time, money, effort). Pairs with expenses, steps, or routines rather than physical objects.
verb
to save (by omitting or cutting out)to skipto eliminate
Examples
- ，省掉。Wèi le shěng qián, wǒ men shěng diào le wǔ fàn.To save money, we skipped lunch.
- 省掉，。Zhè ge bù zhòu kě yǐ shěng diào, bù yǐng xiǎng jié guǒ.This step can be omitted; it doesn't affect the result.
- 省掉。Tā shěng diào le hěn duō bú bì yào de kāi zhī.He cut out a lot of unnecessary expenses.
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