cancel; revoke; abolish
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
cancel; annul; revoke
A neutral, commonly used verb for formally declaring something invalid or no longer in effect.
Yóu由
yú于
tiān天
qì气
è恶
liè劣
，
zhǔ主
bàn办
fāng方
qǔ取
xiāo消
le了
bǐ比
sài赛
。
Due to bad weather, the organizers canceled the match.
Tā他
yīn因
wéi违
guī规
bèi被
qǔ取
xiāo消
le了
cān参
sài赛
zī资
gé格
。
He was disqualified from the competition for violating the rules.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
qǔ取
xiāo消
le了
yī一
xiàng项
bù不
hé合
lǐ理
de的
shuì税
shōu收
。
The government abolished an unreasonable tax.
Wǒ我
men们
zuì最
hǎo好
qǔ取
xiāo消
míng明
tiān天
de的
huì会
yì议
。
We'd better cancel tomorrow's meeting.