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Qu Xiao - Daily Mandarin Lesson
"Cancel" in Mandarin Chinese

By Qiu Gui Su, About.com

Qu Xiao

Meaning

cancel

Pronunciation

Tone marks: ►qǔ xiāo
Tone numbers: qu3 xiao1

Chinese Characters

Traditional: 取消
Simplified: 取消

First Character: 取 (qǔ) – to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
Second Character: 消 (xiāo) – consume; news; subside; to disappear; to vanish

Examples of Qǔ Xiāo

Audio files are marked with ►

Jīn tiān de huì yì lín shí qǔ xiāo.
今天的會議臨時取消。
今天的会议临时取消。
The meeting has been canceled for today.

Yīn wei dà xuě de guān xì, suǒ yǒu de bān jī dōu qǔ xiāo.
因為大雪的關係 所有的班機都取消。
因为大雪的关系 所有的班机都取消。
All flights have been canceled because of the snow.
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