掐头去尾 — “To remove the beginning and the end”
掐头去尾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to remove the beginning and the end”. To prune the irrelevant parts; to get rid of the superfluous. Literally, “cut off the head and tail”.
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编辑在处理文稿时，常常需要掐头去尾，才能突出文章的重点。
When editing a manuscript, one often needs to cut off the beginning and end to highlight the main points of the article.
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What does 掐头去尾 mean?
掐头去尾 (qiā tóu qù wěi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to remove the beginning and the end”.
How do you pronounce 掐头去尾?
掐头去尾 is pronounced qiā tóu qù wěi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 掐头去尾 literally mean?
Literally, 掐头去尾 means “cut off the head and tail”. It is used to mean “to remove the beginning and the end”.
What is the Chinese definition of 掐头去尾?
除去前头后头两部分，也比喻除去没有用的部分。