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取消

qǔ xiāoㄑㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄠ

Sino-Vietnamese: THỦ TIÊU

Traditional: 取消

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 4

Meaning(verb)

to cancel; cancellation

Examples

  • 因为下雨,比赛取消了。

    yīn wèi xià yǔ, bǐ sài qǔ xiāo le.

    The match was cancelled because of rain.

  • 我想取消这个订单。

    wǒ xiǎng qǔ xiāo zhè ge dìng dān.

    I'd like to cancel this order.

  • 航班取消了,我们只好改签。

    háng bān qǔ xiāo le, wǒ men zhǐ hǎo gǎi qiān.

    The flight was cancelled, so we had to rebook.

Easily confused

  • 消灭 — Though read thủ tiêu (which in Vietnamese means 'eliminate, kill'), 取消 only means 'cancel'; for eliminating use 消灭 or 除掉.

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Stroke order

THỦ · 8 strokes

to take; to get; to choose; to fetch

TIÊU · 10 strokes

to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce; to idle away (the time); (after 不 or 只 or 何 etc) to need; to require; to take