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删

shān · shan

Traditional 刪

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to delete
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Delete photos

  1. Dengdeng

    手机(shǒujī)内存(nèicún)满(mǎn)了(le)，我(wǒ)要(yào)删(shān)照片(zhàopiàn)。

    My phone storage is full. I need to delete photos.

  2. Liangliang

    先(xiān)删(shān)这些(zhèxiē)重复(chóngfù)的(de)。

    Delete these duplicates first.

  3. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)张(zhāng)不能(bùnéng)删(shān)，是(shì)我们(wǒmen)的(de)合照(hézhào)。

    I can't delete this one. It's our group photo.

  4. Liangliang

    这(zhè)张(zhāng)我(wǒ)闭着(bìzhe)眼睛(yǎnjing)，快(kuài)删(shān)！

    My eyes are closed in this one. Delete it quick!

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)删(shān)这(zhè)张(zhāng)。不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)也(yě)删(shān)我(wǒ)的(de)那(nà)张(zhāng)。

    OK, I will delete this one. But you delete that one of me too.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)那(nà)张(zhāng)太(tài)好笑(hǎoxiào)了(le)，我(wǒ)不(bù)删(shān)！

    That one of you is too funny. I won't delete it!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)段(duàn)文(wén)字(zì)太(tài)长(cháng)，请(qǐng)你(nǐ)删(shān)掉(diào)最(zuì)后(hòu)两(liǎng)句(jù)。

This passage is too long; please delete the last two sentences.

02

他(tā)不(bù)小(xiǎo)心(xīn)把(bǎ)重(zhòng)要(yào)的(de)文(wén)件(jiàn)删(shān)了(le)。

He accidentally deleted an important file.

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