Chinese word

推掉

Pronunciation

Pinyintuī diào

Meaning

  • verbcancel

Example

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.

Illustration for 推掉 (cancel)

More examples

我临时有事，只好把邀请推掉了。wǒ lín shí yǒu shì zhí hǎo bǎ yāo qǐng tuī diào le

I suddenly had something come up, so I had to cancel the invitation.

Core concept

Treat something already set to happen as an obstacle and push it aside before taking part or carrying it out.

Common phrases

  • 推掉邀请tuī diào yāo qǐng

    cancel an invitation

  • 推掉计划tuī diào jì huà

    cancel a plan

  • 推掉会议tuī diào huì yì

    cancel a meeting

Similar words

取消qǔ xiāo: Canceling a scheduled plan or reservation so it will no longer take place.
拒绝jù jué: Refusing a person's request or invitation instead of accepting it.
改期gǎi qī: Changing the scheduled date or time of an event to another one.
放弃fàng qì: Giving up an intended plan or idea and no longer trying to carry it out.

Definition in Chinese

把原本安排的活动、邀请或任务从计划中取消，不再参加或不再执行。bǎ yuán běn ān pái de huó dòng yāo qǐng huò rèn wù cóng jì huà zhōng qǔ xiāo bú zài cān jiā huò bú zài zhí xíng

Word origin

推掉 (tuīdiào, "push away") uses the result-like element 掉 (diào, "away") to show that an arranged matter is removed rather than merely moved to another time.

Usage tips

  • When an invitation is rejected, a brief reason or an alternative time can make the wording sound more considerate than stating the cancellation alone.

Other meanings

  • turn downverb
  • withdrawverb

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