Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cancel, to call off: To decide that something that was planned will not happen.
   • To void, to annul: To make something legally or officially invalid; to declare that something is no longer in effect.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Chúng tôi buộc phải hủy bỏ chuyến đi vì thời tiết xấu. (We had to cancel the trip due to bad weather.)
  • Tòa án đã hủy bỏ bản án đó. (The court annulled that sentence.)
  • Hai bên cùng đồng ý hủy bỏ hợp đồng. (Both parties agreed to void the contract.)

Advanced Usage

• "hủy bỏ đơn đặt hàng": to cancel an order.

  • Cửa hàng cho phép khách hàng hủy bỏ đơn đặt hàng trong vòng 24 giờ. (The store allows customers to cancel orders within 24 hours.)

• "hủy bỏ một quyết định": to rescind/revoke a decision.

  • Giám đốc đã hủy bỏ quyết định sa thải nhân viên. (The director rescinded the decision to fire the employee.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hủy (verb): to destroy, to cancel. Often used interchangeably with "hủy bỏ" but can imply physical destruction.

  • Hủy tài liệu mật. (To destroy confidential documents.)

• Bãi bỏ (verb): to abolish, to repeal. Often used for laws, regulations, or systems.

  • Bãi bỏ một đạo luật. (To repeal a law.)

• Thu hồi (verb): to revoke, to recall. Often used for licenses, products, or official documents.

  • Thu hồi giấy phép. (To revoke a license.)

Synonyms

• Hủy (verb): to cancel, to destroy.
• Bãi bỏ (verb): to abolish, to repeal.
• Thủ tiêu (verb): to abolish, to eliminate (often with a stronger, more final connotation).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• Hủy bỏ đi (less common): to cancel (something) away. The "đi" adds a sense of "getting rid of it."
  • Anh ấy đã hủy bỏ đi mọi kế hoạch cho tương lai. (He canceled all plans for the future.)

Related Idioms

• "Hủy bỏ tư cách": to disqualify, to strip of status/qualifications.
  • Vận động viên bị hủy bỏ tư cách thi đấu vì sử dụng doping. (The athlete was disqualified from competing for using doping.)

verb

1. to to cancel, to void