取消
qǔ xiāo
Pinyin

Definition

取消
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qǔ xiāo
  1. to cancel
  2. cancellation

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

消息
xiāo xi
  1. 1 news
  2. 2 information
  3. 3 classifier: 条 tiáo
获取
huò qǔ
  1. 1 to gain
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to acquire
领取
lǐng qǔ
  1. 1 to receive
  2. 2 to draw
  3. 3 to get
取
qǔ
  1. 1 to take
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to choose
  4. 4 to fetch
取代
qǔ dài
  1. 1 to replace
  2. 2 to supersede
  3. 3 to supplant
  4. 4 (chemistry) substitution

Idioms (19)

以貌取人
yǐ mào qǔ rén
  1. 1 to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
  2. 2 to use this in place of that
  3. 3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
各取所需
gè qǔ suǒ xū
  1. 1 each takes what he needs (idiom)
咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ
  1. 1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
  2. 2 to bring trouble through one's own actions
囊中取物
náng zhōng qǔ wù
  1. 1 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
  2. 2 in the bag
  3. 3 (as good as) in one's possession

Sample Sentences

这个活动我计划了三个月，但是最近台风要来了，我们恐怕要取消这个活动了。
zhège huódòng wǒ jìhuà le sān ge yuè ，dànshì zuìjìn táifēng yào lái le ，wǒmen kǒngpà yào qǔxiāo zhège huódòng le 。
I have been planning this event for three months, but there's a typhoon approaching. I'm afraid that we might have to cancel this event.
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对于教师来讲，我们也要花更多精力调整讲课方式、语速、课件等，尽量使网课不那么枯燥。”比利时荷语布鲁塞尔自由大学讲师张蕾表示，“我们被迫取消很多实践及动手类的课程。比如我这学期的课程原本是要带学生们去参观欧盟机构、各大公司，与一线管理技术人员交流座谈，但现在只能变成讲理论和基础知识的网课。肯定是有很多遗憾，但目前来讲，也没有别的解决办法。”
duìyú jiàoshī láijiǎng ，wǒmen yě yào huā gèng duō jīnglì tiáozhěng jiǎngkè fāngshì 、yǔsù 、kèjiàn děng ，jǐnliàng shǐ wǎngkè bù nàme kūzào 。”Bǐlìshí hé yǔ Bùlǔsàiěr zìyóu dàxué jiǎngshī zhānglěi biǎoshì ，“wǒmen bèipò qǔxiāo hěnduō shíjiàn jí dòngshǒu lèi de kèchéng 。bǐrú wǒ zhè xuéqī de kèchéng yuánběn shì yào dài xuésheng men qù cānguān Ōuméng jīgòu 、gè dà gōngsī ，yǔ yīxiàn guǎnlǐ jìshùrényuán jiāoliú zuòtán ，dàn xiànzài zhǐnéng biànchéng jiǎng lǐlùn hé jīchǔ zhīshi de wǎngkè 。kěndìng shì yǒu hěnduō yíhàn ，dàn mùqián láijiǎng ，yě méiyǒu biéde jiějuébànfǎ 。”
"For teachers, we need to put more effort into adjusting teaching methods, speed of speech, and coursewares in order to make the lessons less boring. " Zhang Lei, a teacher from Free University of Brussels in Belgium said that, "We are forced to cancel many practical and hands-on courses. For example, my plan for the course this semester was to bring students on a tour in EU institutes and big companies, as well as in an exchange forum with front-line management and technical personnel. But now they have been changed to online ones about theory and basic knowledge. That is definitely a pity, but there is no other solution now. "
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该协议取消了对伊朗的制裁，这已经造成了灾难性后果。
gāi xiéyì qǔxiāo le duì Yīlǎng de zhìcái ，zhè yǐjīng zàochéng le zāinànxìng hòuguǒ 。
The removal of sanctions under the deal has already produced disastrous results.
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还不是罢工惹的祸！机场大罢工，我的班机也被取消了，折腾了两天才飞回来。
háibùshì bàgōng rě de huò ！jīchǎng dà bàgōng ，wǒ de bānjī yě bèi qǔxiāo le ，zhēteng le liǎngtiān cái fēi huílai 。
I was delayed by a strike! There was a big airport strike, so my flight was cancelled, and I had to stew in the airport for two days before I could fly back.
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据说是机场员工抗议工时加长，还有医疗保险被取消。
jùshuō shì jīchǎng yuángōng kàngyì gōngshí jiā cháng ，háiyǒu yīliáo bǎoxiǎn bèi qǔxiāo 。
I heard that the airport staff were protesting against longer work hours and their health benefits being revoked.
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好不容易，各种求爷爷告奶奶，找到了工作，过去分房子的政策也取消了，得自己买房了。
hǎobùróngyì ，gèzhǒng qiúyéyegàonǎinai ，zhǎodào le gōngzuò ，guòqù fēn fángzi de zhèngcè yě qǔxiāo le ，děi zìjǐ mǎifáng le 。
It was very difficult, you had to resort to begging around town. And when you found a job, the previous housing allotment policy had also been cancelled, so you had to buy your own house.
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不可能，她早上发短信给我说她���班机取消了，所以得多留一天。
bù kěnéng ，tā zǎoshang fā duǎnxìn gěi wǒ shuō tā de bānjī qǔxiāo le ，suǒyǐ děi duō liú yītiān 。
That's impossible. She sent me a text this morning saying that her flight was cancelled. She has to stay an extra day.
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好，那我五点要用会议室。如果中间有人取消，也麻烦你跟我说一声。
hǎo ，nà wǒ wǔ diǎn yào yòng huìyìshì 。rúguǒ zhōngjiān yǒu rén qǔxiāo ，yě máfan nǐ gēn wǒ shuō yī shēng 。
Good. Then at 5 o'clock I want to use the conference room. If in the meantime someone cancels, would you mind letting me know?
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各位乘客，由于天气原因，从上海飞往哈尔滨的航班要取消！
gèwèi chéngkè ，yóuyú tiānqì yuányīn ，cóng Shànghǎi fēiwǎng Hā’ěrbīn de hángbān yào qǔxiāo ！
Attention travelers: Due to weather related reasons, the flight from Shanghai to Ha'erbin is cancelled.
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通知各部门经理，取消明天的会议。
tōngzhī gè bùmén jīnglǐ ，qǔxiāo míngtiān de huìyì 。
Tell each department manager that tomorrow's meeting is canceled.
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