作废

• 拼音: zuò fèi
• 汉字拆解: 作 = to make/become; 废 = 广 (shelter) + 发, meaning discarded/invalid

含义

To become invalid; to void; to cancel; to declare null and void.

Used when documents, tickets, contracts, or other official items are cancelled or declared invalid. Can happen due to expiration, errors, or deliberate cancellation. Common in administrative and legal contexts.

例句

1. 这张过期的优惠券已经作废了，不能再使用了。
2. 由于合同中存在严重违规条款，法院判定该合同作废。
3. 考试作弊被发现后，他这次考试的成绩全部作废。

用法指南

语境: administrative, legal, official

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 这张票作废了。(This ticket is void.)
• 合同被宣布作废。(The contract was declared invalid.)

错误说法

• 我的计划作废了。(For personal plans that failed, use 泡汤了 or 取消了)

起源与历史

Compound of 作 (to make, to become) and 废 (waste, invalid). Together they mean to become invalid or be declared void.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal