Chinese
shānjiǎn
Meaning: to delete; to cut down; to reduce
Part of Speech: Verb

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Example sentences

這篇文章太長了,需要刪減一些內容。
这篇文章太长了,需要删减一些内容。
This article is too long and needs some content to be deleted.
這篇文章的篇幅太長了,需要刪減。
This article is too long and needs to be shortened.

Usage Notes

Used for removing or reducing parts of something, such as text, budget, or scenes.

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