广broad, vast, wide发to issue, to dispatch, to send out
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
由于合同关键条款存在欺诈,该协议最终被法院判定作废。Yóuyú hétóng guānjiàn tiáokuǎn cúnzài qīzhà, gāi xiéyì zuìzhōng bèi fǎyuàn pàndìng zuòfèi.Because key clauses in the contract involved fraud, the agreement was ultimately declared void by the court.
这张旧车票已经作废,不能再用了。Zhè zhāng jiù chēpiào yǐjīng zuòfèi, bùnéng zài yòng le.This old ticket has already been invalidated and can no longer be used.
过期不用的会员卡会自动作废。Guòqī bù yòng de huìyuán kǎ huì zìdòng zuòfèi.Membership cards left unused past their expiry date are automatically voided.