注销 zhùxiāo to cancel
to cancel; to annul; to deregister; (accounting) to write off
How to remember 注销: 注 pour into + 销 to fuse = to cancel.
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How it is used
- Means to cancel/deregister an official registration - 注销账户 (zhùxiāo zhànghù) to delete/close an account.
- Bureaucratic register: cancelling a company, a household registration, a license, or an app account permanently.
- Contrast 取消 (qǔxiāo, to cancel generally, e.g. a plan); 注销 specifically wipes a formal record from the register.