abridge; delete; cut down
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1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to abridge; to delete; to cut (unnecessary or minor parts from a text)
Commonly used in editing, publishing, and academic contexts when reducing the length of a document by removing dispensable content. Often appears in collocations like 删节本 (abridged edition).
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
tài太
cháng长
，
xū需
yào要
shān删
jié节
yī一
bù部
fèn分
nèi内
róng容
。
This article is too long and needs to have some content abridged.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
běn本
shān删
jié节
běn本
，
yuán原
bǎn版
yǒu有
sān三
bǎi百
duō多
yè页
。
This is an abridged edition; the original has more than three hundred pages.
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Biān编
jí辑
jiàn建
yì议
shān删
jié节
nà那
xiē些
bù不
bì必
yào要
de的
xì细
jié节
miáo描
xiě写
。
The editor suggested deleting those unnecessary detailed descriptions.