废掉 (fèi diào) — to abolish, to cancel, to discard (completely) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

废掉 means to abolish or discard something completely, so it no longer exists or applies. Stronger than just 取消 — it implies the thing is done away with for good.

verb

to abolishto cancelto discard (completely)

Examples

废掉。
Zhèng fǔ jué dìng fèi diào zhè tiáo jiù fǎ guī.
The government decided to abolish this old regulation.
废掉。
Gōng sī bǎ nà ge bù mén fèi diào le.
The company abolished that department.
废掉。
Zhè ge guī dìng yǐ jīng bèi fèi diào hǎo jǐ nián le.
This regulation has been abolished for several years.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

废fèidiscard

废 means discard, and 掉 gives the sense of being gone or off.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 廢; 废 is its simplified writing.

广發廢

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎnghouse

Sound part声符shēngfú

發

發fā廢fèi

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 廢 shows 广 as a house and 發 as the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

扌卓掉

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

卓

卓zhuó掉diào

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

掉 is built from 扌 (a hand) and 卓, which gives the pronunciation.

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