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略

lüè

slightly; briefly; to omit

Scissors cutting out part of a line on a sheet of paper
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Character

略 lüè

Strokes
11
Radical
田 — field, farm, arable land
Made of
田 field, farm, arable land 各 individual
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 为了保护受访者隐私,报告略去了姓名和具体地址。 Wèile bǎohù shòufǎngzhě yǐnsī, bàogào lüè qù le xìngmíng hé jùtǐ dìzhǐ. To protect the interviewees' privacy, the report omitted their names and specific addresses.
  • 他略懂一点中文,可以简单聊几句。 Tā lüè dǒng yìdiǎn Zhōngwén, kěyǐ jiǎndān liáo jǐ jù. He understands a little Chinese and can chat briefly.
  • 请你略说一下昨天会议的内容。 Qǐng nǐ lüè shuō yíxià zuótiān huìyì de nèiróng. Please briefly tell us what was covered in yesterday's meeting.

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