一笔勾销

一筆勾銷

yībǐ-gōuxiāo

idiom #18,450

Meanings

1 to write off at one stroke
2 to cancel completely

Characters

to cross out; to hook

to cancel; to annul

Examples

过去的恩怨一笔勾销。

Guòqù de ēnyuàn yībǐgōuxiāo.

All past grievances are written off in one stroke.

他的功劳不能一笔勾销。

Tā de gōngláo bùnéng yībǐgōuxiāo.

His contributions cannot be erased with one stroke.

Tips

memory

一笔 (one stroke of the pen) + 勾销 (to cross out/cancel) — imagine crossing something off a ledger with a single swipe of the pen, wiping the slate clean.

Stroke Order

一 yī

笔 bǐ

勾 gōu

销 xiāo