省略
Old HSK 5
省略 (shěnglüè) · to omit
省略 (shěnglüè) means “to omit; to leave out”. It is written with 2 characters: 省 (to save) + 略 (approximate). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 省略 is built
The characters
省 shěng · to save
What 省 is made of
- 少shǎo — few
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 目 gives the meaning, 少 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
略 lüè · approximate
What 略 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 各gè — individual
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夂zhǐ — to go
Example sentences
这里可以省略一些字。Zhèlǐ kěyǐ shěnglüè yìxiē zì.Some words can be left out here.
为了节约时间，我们省略了一些步骤。Wèile jiéyuē shíjiān, wǒmen shěnglüè le yìxiē bùzhòu.To save time, we skipped some steps.
Questions about 省略
What does 省略 mean?
省略 (shěnglüè) means “to omit; to leave out”.
How do you pronounce 省略?
省略 is pronounced shěnglüè.
Which HSK level is 省略?
省略 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 节省jiéshěngto save
- 省会shěnghuìprovincial capital
- 省shěngto save
- 策略cèlüèstrategy
- 忽略hūlüèto overlook
- 侵略qīnlüèto invade
- 战略zhànlüèstrategy
Learn 省略 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 84: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.