Chinese symbol for “revoke”
取消
qǔ xiāo
to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind
The closest CC-CEDICT match for revoke is 取消 (qǔ xiāo), defined as: to cancel; to call off; to revoke; to rescind.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “revoke”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 撤销 (撤銷) | chè xiāo | to cancel; to revoke; to rescind; (computing) to undo |
| 收回 | shōu huí | to regain; to retake |
| 撤回 | chè huí | to recall; to revoke |
| 吊销 (吊銷) | diào xiāo | to suspend (an agreement); to revoke |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 取消.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 取得 | qǔ dé | to acquire; to get; to obtain |
| 采取 (採取) | cǎi qǔ | to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action); to take |
| 争取 (爭取) | zhēng qǔ | to fight for; to strive for |
| 获取 (獲取) | huò qǔ | to gain; to get; to acquire |
| 取代 | qǔ dài | to replace; to supersede |
| 消息 | xiāo xi | (piece of) news; information; message |
| 消费 (消費) | xiāo fèi | to consume (goods and services, resources etc) |
| 消失 | xiāo shī | to disappear; to fade away |
See also: Japanese symbol for “revoke”.
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