HSK 3 · Start & Finish

取消

qǔ xiāo

to cancel

Stroke order of 取消

2 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

取 · 8 strokes消 · 10 strokes

Memory trick

A hand taking (取: 耳 ear + 又 hand) away what melts (消) cancels it.

Parts: 取 take (又 hand + 耳 ear); 消 vanish

The characters in 取消

取 qǔ — to take; to fetch (8 strokes)

Example sentence

比赛被取消了。

The match was cancelled.

Words with 取

取得to obtain; to achieve 取to take; to fetch 争取to strive for 采取to adopt; to take

Words with 消

消费to consume; consumption 消息news; message 消失to disappear

More words: Start & Finish

开始to start; beginning 结束to end; to finish 停止to stop 断to break; to cut off 打破to break 初beginning; first 初步initial; preliminary 终于finally 总结to sum up; summary 成功success; to succeed 成果result; achievement 成就achievement 达到to reach; to achieve 后果consequence 效果effect; result

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