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解约

jiěyuē

to terminate a contract

A person at a desk tears a sheet of paper in two.
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Characters in this word

解 jiě

Strokes
13
Radical
角 — angle, corner
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 解

约 yuē

Strokes
6
Radical
纟 — silk
Made of
纟 silk 勺 spoon, ladle
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 由于供应商屡次延误交货,采购部决定按照合同条款解约。 Yóuyú gōngyìngshāng lǚcì yánwù jiāohuò, cǎigòu bù juédìng ànzhào hétong tiáokuǎn jiěyuē. Because the supplier repeatedly delayed deliveries, the procurement department decided to terminate the contract according to its clauses.
  • 房东一直不修漏水的屋顶,我只好提前解约搬走。 Fángdōng yìzhí bù xiū lòushuǐ de wūdǐng, wǒ zhǐhǎo tíqián jiěyuē bānzǒu. The landlord never fixed the leaking roof, so I had to terminate the lease early and move out.
  • 如果对服务不满意,您可以随时解约,不需要支付任何费用。 Rúguǒ duì fúwù bù mǎnyì, nín kěyǐ suíshí jiěyuē, bù xūyào zhīfù rènhé fèiyòng. If you are not satisfied with the service, you can cancel the contract at any time without paying any fee.

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