Chinese Conversation · Level 68
90 words
Chinese word
撤销
Pronunciation
Pinyinchè xiāo
Meaning
- verbcancel
Example
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.
More examples
法院撤销处罚决定。fǎ yuàn chè xiāo chǔ fá jué dìng
The court canceled the penalty decision.
Core concept
An established decision, right, or action remains a past event, but its official force is taken away.
Common phrases
撤销处罚chè xiāo chǔ fá
cancel a penalty
撤销授权chè xiāo shòu quán
revoke authorization
撤销订单chè xiāo dìng dān
cancel an order
Similar words
取消qǔ xiāo: Make a reservation, application, or plan no longer valid or effective.
撤回chè huí: Take back an opinion, offer, or statement after putting it forward.
作废zuò fèi: Cause a document, certificate, or contract to lose its formal validity.
废除fèi chú: Formally abolish a law, system, or rule so it has no further force.
Definition in Chinese
使已经发生的决定、证书、资格或权利失去效力，使其在法律、行政或组织层面上不被承认或视为无效。shǐ yǐ jīng fā shēng de jué dìng zhèng shū zī gé huò quán lì shī qù xiào lì shǐ qí zài fǎ lǜ xíng zhèng huò zǔ zhī céng miàn shàng bú bèi chéng rèn huò shì wéi wú xiào
Word origin
撤 (chè, "withdraw") + 销 (xiāo, "dissolve") combine to express withdrawing an established matter until its official force disappears.
Usage tips
- In workplace and official Chinese, this verb often appears in notices about permissions, decisions, and records, so it has a more formal tone than wording used for changing a personal plan.