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取消

qǔ xiāo · qu xiao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to cancel
  2. cancellation
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In a conversation

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  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)下午(xiàwǔ)的(de)足球赛(zúqiúsài)取消(qǔxiāo)了(le)！

    The football match this afternoon is cancelled!

  2. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)要(yào)取消(qǔxiāo)？

    Why is it cancelled?

  3. Liangliang

    学校(xuéxiào)要(yào)修(xiū)草地(cǎodì)，比赛(bǐsài)只好(zhǐhǎo)取消(qǔxiāo)。

    The school is fixing the lawn, so the match had to be cancelled.

  4. Dengdeng

    取消(qǔxiāo)也(yě)好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)爬山(páshān)吧(ba)！

    Cancelled is fine. Let us go hiking!

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)主意(zhǔyi)！我(wǒ)马上(mǎshàng)取消(qǔxiāo)明天(míngtiān)的(de)作业(zuòyè)。

    Great idea! I will cancel tomorrow's homework right away.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

因(yīn)为(wèi)日(rì)程(chéng)安(ān)排(pái)的(de)问(wèn)题(tí)，我(wǒ)们(men)必(bì)须(xū)取(qǔ)消(xiāo)明(míng)天(tiān)的(de)会(huì)议(yì)。

We had to nix tomorrow's meeting because of a scheduling problem.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

由(yóu)于(yú)天(tiān)气(qì)原(yuán)因(yīn)，航(háng)班(bān)被(bèi)取(qǔ)消(xiāo)了(le)。

Due to weather conditions, the flight was cancelled.

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取
qǔ

to take; to get

消
xiāo

to diminish; to subside; to consume; to reduce

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