Chinese word

撤

Pronunciation

Pinyinchè

Meaning

  • verbcancel

Example

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

He wants to cancel that agreement.

Illustration for 撤 (cancel)

More examples

公司决定撤销那份合同。gōng sī jué dìng chè xiāo nà fèn hé tóng

The company decided to cancel that contract.

Core concept

Reverses an established placement or decision by drawing it away from its current position or effect.

Common phrases

  • 撤回chè huí

    take back

  • 撤销chè xiāo

    revoke

  • 撤职chè zhí

    remove from office

Similar words

撤销chè xiāo: Uses an official process to end the validity of a decision, contract, or agreement.
撤回chè huí: Withdraws a statement, request, or document that has already been given or filed.
取消qǔ xiāo: Calls off a planned event, booking, promise, or arrangement before it happens.
撤掉chè diào: Takes away a placed object or setup so the area returns to its earlier state.

Definition in Chinese

取消已经决定或安排的事项，使其不再生效；把已放置的物品收回或撤离。qǔ xiāo yǐ jīng jué dìng huò ān pái de shì xiàng shǐ qí bú zài shēng xiào bǎ yǐ fàng zhì de wù pǐn shōu huí huò chè lí

Word origin

撤 (chè, "withdraw") developed from the concrete idea of taking something back, which naturally broadened to decisions and arrangements being withdrawn.

Usage tips

  • In conversation, the object can be left unstated when the situation already makes clear what is being removed, but an explicit object is useful when several arrangements or items are under discussion.

Other meanings

  • take backverb
  • withdrawverb

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