删节

Traditional form:

刪節

Pinyin (reading):

shānjié

Definitions:

• to abridge
• to cut a text down to size for publication

Characters:

• 删 - to delete; to cut; to censor
• 节 - festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save

Traditional characters:

• 刪 - to delete; to cut; to censor
• 節 - festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save