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作废

zuòfèi

to invalidate; to become void

A person tearing a document in half at a desk
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Characters in this word

作 zuò

Strokes
7
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 乍 first time, for the first time, suddenly
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 作

废 fèi

Strokes
8
Radical
广 — broad, vast, wide
Made of
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.

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