省掉 (shěng) — 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 le wǔ fàn.
    To save money, we skipped lunch.
  • 省掉
    Zhè ge bù zhòu kě yǐ shěng, bù yǐng xiǎng jié guǒ.
    This step can be omitted; it doesn't affect the result.
  • 省掉
    Tā shěng le hěn duō bú bì yào de kāi zhī.
    He cut out a lot of unnecessary expenses.

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