Chinese word

取消

Pronunciation

Pinyinqǔ xiāo

Meaning

  • verbcancel

Example

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

Can I cancel this order?

Illustration for 取消 (cancel)

More examples

公司因为天气原因，取消了今天的会议。gōng sī yīn wèi tiān qì yuán yīn qǔ xiāo le jīn tiān de huì yì

The company canceled today's meeting because of the weather.

Core concept

A settled choice or active process is turned back from its current course and loses its effect.

Common phrases

  • 取消会议qǔ xiāo huì yì

    cancel a meeting

  • 取消机票qǔ xiāo jī piào

    cancel a plane ticket

Similar words

撤销chè xiāo: Officially revoke a decision, order, or procedure and make it invalid.
作废zuò fèi: Declare a document, certificate, ticket, or other item invalid and unusable.
停止tíng zhǐ: Stop an action or process so that it does not continue.
中止zhōng zhǐ: Halt a planned or ongoing activity partway through, leaving it unfinished.

Definition in Chinese

使已生效的决定、合同或操作无效，或中止正在进行的事项。shǐ yǐ shēng xiào de jué dìng hé tóng huò cāo zuò wú xiào huò zhōng zhǐ zhèng zài jìn xíng de shì xiàng

Word origin

取消 (qǔxiāo, "cancel") is formed from 取 (qǔ, "remove") and 消 (xiāo, "erase"), linking the word to removing something that was already in place.

Usage tips

  • The verb can take an event, arrangement, or official decision as its object, making it useful in both casual planning talk and service conversations.

Other meanings

  • invalidateverb

Opposites

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