阉割

閹割

yāngē

verb #17,611

Meanings

1 to castrate
2 to emasculate (figurative)

Characters

to castrate; eunuch

to cut; to sever

Examples

HSK 5

这个版本被阉割了很多内容。

Zhège bǎnběn bèi yāngē le hěnduō nèiróng.

This version had a lot of content cut out.

HSK 7-9

古代的太监都经过了阉割。

Gǔdài de tàijiàn dōu jīngguò le yāngē.

Eunuchs in ancient times all underwent castration.

Tips

usage

阉割 is commonly used figuratively in modern Chinese to describe software, movies, or products that have been stripped of features - 'an emasculated version' (阉割版).

Stroke Order

阉 yān

割 gē