取消
qǔxiāoTraditional: 取消
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Translation
to cancel, to call off, to abolish
Word origin
A compound of 取 (qǔ, to take) and 消 (xiāo, to do away with, to dissolve), together meaning to take something away so that it no longer stands.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 取 (qǔ, to take) + 消 (xiāo, to do away with)
Stroke order
取
消
Examples
雨，。
Because of the rain, the match was cancelled.
订。
I would like to cancel this order.
。
They called off today's meeting.
航。
The flight was cancelled at short notice.
规。
This rule has already been abolished.
取消 (qǔ xiāo) is a verb meaning to cancel or to call off. It applies to events, orders, bookings and rules that are withdrawn or abolished.
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