Definition
勾销 (gōuxiāo) means 'to liquidate, cancel, or write off' — typically used for debts, accounts, and by extension, past grievances. It often appears in the fixed phrase 一笔勾销 (yì bǐ gōuxiāo), meaning 'to wipe the slate clean' or 'to settle at one stroke'. 勾 is a polyphone (gōu vs gòu); here it's gōu, the less common reading, meaning 'to cross out' or 'to cancel'.
v.
to write offto cancel (debts, accounts)to blot outto erase (from memory, a record)
Examples
- 勾销。Gōngsī juédìng gōu nà bǐ zhàiwù.The company decided to write off that debt.
- 。Guòqù de bù yúkuài dōu yì bǐ gōu ba.Let's wipe the slate clean of the past unpleasantness.
- 勾销。Zhège hétong yǐjīng gōu le.This contract has already been canceled.
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