省掉

shěngdiào

verb #32,266

Meanings

1 to omit
2 to leave out
3 to cut out (and thereby save effort/time)
4 to dispense with

Characters

to save; to omit

off; away (resultative)

Examples

网上购物可以省掉去商店的麻烦。

Wǎngshàng gòuwù kěyǐ shěngdiào qù shāngdiàn de máfan.

Online shopping spares you the hassle of going to the store.

这一步可以省掉。

Zhè yī bù kěyǐ shěngdiào.

This step can be skipped.

Tips

grammar

省 (to save/omit) + resultative 掉 (off, away) — 'save it off,' i.e. cut it out completely. Same 掉 pattern: 忘掉 (forget completely), 扔掉 (throw away), 去掉 (remove).

Stroke Order

省 shěng

掉 diào