Definition
一笔勾销 is a four-character idiom (成语) that literally means 'to cancel with a single stroke of the pen'. It is used metaphorically to say that something — such as a debt, a grudge, a past mistake, or an obligation — is completely wiped out or settled once and for all. You often see it in the 把 construction: 把某事一笔勾销. It carries a sense of finality and forgiveness.
v.p.
to write off completelyto cancel once and for all (debts, grievances, accounts)
Examples
- 一笔勾销，。Yǐqián de shì wǒmen yī bǐ gōu xiāo, yǐhòu hǎohǎo xiāngchǔ.Let's write off the past and get along well from now on.
- ，一笔勾销？Tā bāng le wǒ zhème dà de máng, wǒ qiàn tā de rénqíng zěnme yī bǐ gōu xiāo?He helped me so much — how can I ever fully repay the favor?
- ，一笔勾销。Jìrán shuāngfāng tóngyì héjiě, zhèxiē qiànkuǎn jiù yī bǐ gōu xiāo le.Since both sides agreed to reconcile, these debts are written off.
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