English–Chinese

“cancel” in Chinese

Chinese

Also取消 (qǔ xiāo) · 撤销 (chè xiāo) · 撤 (chè) · 中止 (zhōng zhǐ) · 推掉 (tuī diào)

Pronunciation

Pinyinzuò fèi

Example

我想把刚才的订单作废。wǒ xiǎng bǎ gāng cái de dìng dān zuò fèi

I want to cancel the order I just placed.

Illustration for 作废 (cancel)

How to say “cancel” in Chinese

“Cancel” in Chinese is 作废 (zuò fèi).

A status change turns something already recorded from usable proof into an invalid entry.

Full entry for 作废: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 作废

公司确认那份合同已被作废。gōng sī què rèn nà fèn hé tóng yǐ bèi zuò fèi

The company confirmed that the contract had been voided.

Tips for using 作废

  • In everyday office and shopping talk, the word applies naturally to orders, tickets, receipts, and electronic records, so the same usage covers paper documents and digital systems.

Other Chinese words for “cancel”

取消这个订单可以吗?qǔ xiāo zhè ge dìng dān ké yǐ ma

Can I cancel this order?

我想撤销刚才的操作。wǒ xiǎng chè xiāo gāng cái de cāo zuò

I want to cancel the operation I just performed.

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撤

chè

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他想把那个约定撤了。tā xiǎng bǎ nà ge yuē dìng chè le

He wants to cancel that agreement.

我们因为下雨中止了野餐。wǒ men yīn wèi xià yǔ zhōng zhǐ le yě cān

We canceled the picnic because of the rain.

我把周末的计划推掉了。wǒ bǎ zhōu mò de jì huà tuī diào le

I canceled my weekend plans.

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