省掉

shěngdiào

verb #32,266

Meanings

1 to omit
2 to leave out
3 to cut out
4 to dispense with

Characters

to save; to omit

off; away (resultative)

Examples

HSK 3

这一步可以省掉。

Zhè yī bù kěyǐ shěngdiào.

This step can be skipped.

HSK 4

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.

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