How to say “delete” in Chinese
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“Delete” in Chinese is 删除, shān chú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
删除 is read shān chú: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the right, 刂 “knife”; on the left, 册 — a bundle of bamboo slips: scraping off the extra with a knife.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “删除”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “delete” in Chinese?
“Delete” in Chinese is 删除, pinyin shānchú.
What does 删除 mean?
删除 (shānchú) means “delete”.
How do you write 删除?
删除 is 2 characters: 删 (shān) — delete, cross out; 除 (chú) — remove; except. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 删除?
删除 is read shānchú. Tones: shān — first tone, chú — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“delete” in the lesson “What to do with a file”
This word is from the topic “Gadgets and the internet” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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