斩头去尾 — “To cut off both ends”
斩头去尾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cut off both ends”. To remove the beginning and end, often to keep only the essential middle part; to edit for conciseness. Literally, “Cut off head, remove tail”.
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斩头去尾 Pronunciation and Pinyin
斩头去尾 Character Breakdown
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为了让这份报告更精炼，我们决定斩头去尾，只保留核心数据。
To make this report more concise, we decided to cut off the head and tail, keeping only the core data.
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What does 斩头去尾 mean?
斩头去尾 (zhǎn tóu qù wěi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cut off both ends”.
How do you pronounce 斩头去尾?
斩头去尾 is pronounced zhǎn tóu qù wěi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 斩头去尾 literally mean?
Literally, 斩头去尾 means “Cut off head, remove tail”. It is used to mean “to cut off both ends”.
What is the Chinese definition of 斩头去尾?
斩掉头部，除去尾部。指将整体分割。也指剩下中间部分。