shān​yí

to weed out

  • created sense approved 芟夷 · shān​yí · to weed out — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    芟夷

    shān​yí

    to weed out

    (literary) to mow grass or remove weeds; to weed out

    芟 (literal) → 芟 · shān · to mow 夷 (literal) → 夷 · yí · to raze

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 芟夷 · shān​yí · to eliminate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    芟夷

    shān​yí

    to eliminate

    (literary) to wipe out or exterminate evil forces or enemies

    芟 (literal) → 芟 · shān · to eliminate 夷 (literal) → 夷 · yí · to exterminate

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 芟夷 · shān​yí · to cut down — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    芟夷

    shān​yí

    to cut down

    (literary) to delete or trim text to make it more concise

    芟 (literal) → 芟 · shān · to eliminate 夷 (literal) → 夷 · yí · to raze

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense