作废 (zuò fèi) — to become invalid; to expire; to cancel; to void; to nullify
Definition
作废 means to void/cancel something so it no longer counts — documents, plans, tickets. 取消 is general-purpose; 废除 is for repealing laws/rules.
verb
to become invalidto expireto cancelto voidto nullify
Examples
- 作废。Zhè zhāng yōu huì quàn xià ge yuè zuò fèi.This coupon will become invalid next month.
- 作废。Tā men jué dìng zuò fèi yuán lái de jì huà.They decided to cancel the original plan.
- 作废。Gōng sī guò qī de wén jiàn dōu yǐ jīng zuò fèi le.The company's expired documents have all been voided.
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