取消
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
取消 (qǔxiāo) · to cancel
取消 (qǔxiāo) means “to cancel; to call off”. It is written with 2 characters: 取 (to take) + 消 (news). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 取消 is built
The characters
取 qǔ · to take
What 取 is made of
- 耳ěr — ear
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 又yòu — (once) again
Origin hint: A hand 又 taking the ear 耳 of a fallen enemy (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
消 xiāo · news
What 消 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 肖xiào — to resemble
- ⺌ — structural part
- ⺼ — meat
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 肖 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
因为下雨，比赛取消了。Yīnwèi xià yǔ, bǐsài qǔxiāo le.The match was canceled because of rain.
我可以取消这个订单吗？Wǒ kěyǐ qǔxiāo zhège dìngdān ma?Can I cancel this order?
Questions about 取消
What does 取消 mean?
取消 (qǔxiāo) means “to cancel; to call off”.
How do you pronounce 取消?
取消 is pronounced qǔxiāo.
Which HSK level is 取消?
取消 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 取得qǔdéto get
- 采取cǎiqǔto take (measures)
- 争取zhēngqǔto try hard to
- 获取huòqǔto get
- 录取lùqǔto admit (a student)
- 吸取xīqǔto draw (a lesson)
- 取缔qǔdìto ban
- 索取suǒqǔto ask for
- 无理取闹wúlǐqǔnàoto make trouble for no reason
- 取qǔto take
Learn 取消 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 82: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.