simplify; condense; cut the superfluous
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to simplify by eliminating the superfluous; to condense; to cut the crap
formalUsed in writing, editing, and document processing contexts. Implies removing redundancy to achieve clarity.
Jiào教
cái材
yào要
shān删
fán繁
jiù就
jiǎn简
。
Textbooks should be simplified by removing the superfluous.
Biān编
jí辑
duì对
wén文
zhāng章
jìn进
xíng行
le了
shān删
fán繁
jiù就
jiǎn简
de的
chǔ处
lǐ理
。
The editor streamlined the article by cutting unnecessary content.
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Xiě写
zuò作
shí时
yào要
dǒng懂
de得
shān删
fán繁
jiù就
jiǎn简
，
tū突
chū出
zhòng重
diǎn点
。
When writing, one must know how to condense and highlight the key points.