abridge; prune; cut down
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to abridge; to cut down; to prune; to expurgate
formalFormal term used in editing, literary criticism, and academic contexts to describe the reduction, removal, or censorship of text.
Biān编
jí辑
shān删
xuē削
le了
wén文
zhāng章
zhōng中
de的
rǒng冗
yú余
bù部
fèn分
。
The editor pruned the redundant sections from the article.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
zài在
chū出
bǎn版
shí时
bèi被
dà大
liàng量
shān删
xuē削
。
This novel was heavily abridged when it was published.
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Gǔ古
jí籍
zài在
liú流
chuán传
guò过
chéng程
zhōng中
cháng常
zāo遭
hòu后
rén人
shān删
xuē削
gǎi改
yì易
。
Ancient texts were often expurgated and altered by later generations during transmission.