取消qǔ xiāoto cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind

1. 1.

   to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescindverb

• 取not compositional here
• 消not compositional here

取消 often comes with 了 to report that something has been canceled, as in 课取消了.

1. HSK 7–9

   因为下雨，比赛取消了。

   Yīnwèi xià yǔ, bǐsài qǔxiāo le.

   The match was called off because of the rain.

2. HSK 7–9

   我想取消明天的飞机票。

   Wǒ xiǎng qǔxiāo míngtiān de fēijīpiào.

   I'd like to cancel tomorrow's plane ticket.

3. HSK 7–9

   今天的课取消了。

   Jīntiān de kè qǔxiāo le.

   Today's class has been canceled.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   下午的会还开吗？

   Xiàwǔ de huì hái kāi ma?

   Is this afternoon's meeting still on?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   不开了，经理取消了。

   Bù kāi le, jīnglǐ qǔxiāo le.

   No, the manager canceled it.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   为什么？

   Wèishénme?

   Why?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   他今天生病了，没来上班。

   Tā jīntiān shēngbìng le, méi lái shàngbān.

   He's sick today and didn't come to work.

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