Definition
作废 (zuò fèi) means 'to become invalid' or 'to void' — it focuses on the result of something being rendered useless or null, often for documents, contracts, or coupons. Unlike 取消 (qǔ xiāo, 'to cancel' an event or arrangement) or 删除 (shān chú, 'to delete' digital content), 作废 implies a formal or legal invalidation, and it can be used both transitively (void something) and intransitively (become invalid).
verb
to become invalidto expireto cancelto voidto nullify
Examples
- 作废。Zhè zhāng yōuhuìquàn xià gè yuè zuò fèi.This coupon will become invalid next month.
- 作废。Tāmen juédìng zuò fèi yuánlái de jìhuà.They decided to cancel the original plan.
- 作废。Gōngsī guòqī de wénjiàn dōu yǐjīng zuò fèi le.The company's expired documents have all been voided.
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