勾销 (gōu) — to write off, to cancel (debts, accounts); to blot out, to erase (from memory, a record)
Definition
Used when something is formally canceled or struck from a record (a debt, account, contract) — stronger and more official than just 取消, and often implies erasing it from the books.
verb
to write offto cancel (debts, accounts)to blot outto erase (from memory, a record)
Examples
- 勾销。Gōng sī jué dìng gōu nà bǐ zhài wù.The company decided to write off that debt.
- 。Guò qù de bù yú kuài dōu yì bǐ gōu ba.Let's wipe the slate clean of the past unpleasantness.
- 勾销。Zhè ge hé tong yǐ jīng gōu le.This contract has already been canceled.
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