Chinese word

作废

Pronunciation

Pinyinzuò fèi

Meaning

  • verbcancel

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)

More examples

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.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • 作废合同zuò fèi hé tóng

    void a contract

  • 作废发票zuò fèi fā piào

    void an invoice

  • 作废订单zuò fèi dìng dān

    cancel an order

Similar words

取消qǔ xiāo: Stops a planned event, contract, or procedure so that it no longer takes effect.
撤销chè xiāo: Officially takes back an issued decision or measure and removes its legal force.

Definition in Chinese

对已存在的票据、凭证或记录实施无效处理，使其失去原有的效力或作为权利凭证的作用。duì yǐ cún zài de piào jù píng zhèng huò jì lù shí shī wú xiào chú lǐ shǐ qí shī qù yuán yǒu de xiào lì huò zuò wéi quán lì píng zhèng de zuò yòng

Word origin

作废 (zuòfèi, "to make invalid") combines 作 (zuò, "do or make") + 废 (fèi, "abolish or discard") to describe removing the validity of an existing document or record.

Usage tips

  • 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 meanings

  • voidverb

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