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省略 (shěng lüè) — to omit, to leave out

Definition

省略 (shěnglüè) means 'to omit' in writing — parts of a text, data, or steps left out on purpose. As a verb of composition/editing, it differs from 省 (verb: save/economize) and 简称 (noun: a shortened name/abbreviation).

verb
to omitto leave out

Examples

  • ，省略。
    Zài bào gào zhōng, tā shěng lüè le zhòng yào shù jù.
    In the report, he omitted important data.
  • ，省略。
    Wèi le jié shěng shí jiān, wǒ men shěng lüè le tǎo lùn huán jié.
    To save time, we omitted the discussion session.
  • 省略，。
    Zhè duàn wén zì kě yǐ shěng lüè, bù yǐng xiǎng lǐ jiě.
    This paragraph can be omitted; it doesn't affect understanding.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

省shěngleave out
略lüèsimplify

“省” and “略” both mean to leave out or simplify; together they mean 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.

Open 省 →

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.

Open 略 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 5

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