删去 (shān qù) — to delete, to cross off

Definition

A written/formal verb for removing or crossing out text from a document or list. 删 is a more common everyday synonym; 删去 sounds more deliberate and is typical in editing, drafting, and red-pen contexts.

verb
to deleteto cross off

Examples

  • 删去
    Qǐng bǎ zhè xiē cuò wù cóng míng dān shàng shān qù.
    Please delete these errors from the list.
  • 删去
    Tā zài wén dàng zhōng shān qù le jǐ gè bú bì yào de duàn luò.
    He deleted several unnecessary paragraphs from the document.
  • 删去
    Lǎo shī yòng hóng bǐ shān qù le nà ge xiě cuò de zì.
    The teacher crossed off the incorrectly written character with a red pen.

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