作废

作廢

zuòfèi

verb HSK 7-9 #17,466

Meanings

HSK 3

这张票已经作废了。

Zhè zhāng piào yǐjīng zuòfèi le.

This ticket has already been invalidated.

HSK 4

他决定把那份文件作废。

Tā juédìng bǎ nà fèn wénjiàn zuòfèi.

He decided to cancel that document.

HSK 5

过期的合同自动作废。

Guòqī de hétong zìdòng zuòfèi.

Expired contracts are automatically annulled.

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'.

作 zuò

废 fèi