Writing
删除 (shān chú) — how to say "to delete" in Chinese
删除
To delete
verb
Character composition
删
to delete
除
to remove
Radicals / Keys
阜
Mound
#170 · fù · 8 strokes
刀
Knife
#18 · dāo · 2 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
删除文件
shān chú wén jiàn
delete file
删除记录
shān chú jì lù
delete record
删除照片
shān chú zhào piàn
delete photo
Examples
电脑里的旧照片太多了，我要删除一些没用的。
There are too many old photos on the computer, I'll delete some useless ones.
请删除这个文件。
Please delete this file.
Frequently asked questions
How to say delete in Chinese?
"to delete" in Chinese is 删除 (shān chú).
删除 meaning in English
删除 (shān chú) means "To delete".
How is 删除 pronounced?
It is pronounced shān chú (written as shan chu, shanchu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How to write delete in Chinese?
It is written 删除: 删 has 7 strokes, 除 has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 删除?
删除 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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