shān jiǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to cut (from a movie etc) / to censor
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Original source entry:

刪剪 删剪 [shan1 jian3] /to cut (from a movie etc)/to censor/

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Other forms in these source records: 刪剪

  • 删
    shān

    to delete

  • 剪
    jiǎn

    (bound form) scissors or similar tool / to cut as with scissors / (bound form) to wipe out / to exterminate / to edit (video, audio etc)

    Jiǎn

    surname Jian

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.