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作废

作廢
zuòfèi
verb HSK 6 #17,466

Meanings

  1. 1 to become invalid
  2. 2 to cancel
  3. 3 to annul

Examples

这张票已经作废了。
Zhè zhāng piào yǐjīng zuò fèi le.
This ticket has already been invalidated.
过期的合同自动作废。
Guòqī de hétong zìdòng zuò fèi.
Expired contracts are automatically annulled.
他决定把那份文件作废。
Tā juédìng bǎ nà fèn wénjiàn zuò fèi.
He decided to cancel that document.

Tips

usage
Often used for tickets, documents, contracts, and official papers that lose their validity.
usage
作废 emphasizes something becoming void/invalid, while 取消 (qǔxiāo) is a more general 'cancel'.

Stroke Order

作 zuò
废 fèi