Chinese word

免职

Pronunciation

Pinyinmiǎn zhí

Meaning

  • verbdismiss

Example

公司已经免职他了。gōng sī yǐ jīng miǎn zhí tā le

The company has already dismissed him.

Illustration for 免职 (dismiss)

More examples

因严重失职，他被免职。yīn yán zhòng shī zhí tā bèi miǎn zhí

Because of serious neglect of his duties, he was dismissed.

Core concept

An institution removes someone's authority to carry out a particular job.

Common phrases

  • 被免职bèi miǎn zhí

    be dismissed

  • 宣布免职xuān bù miǎn zhí

    announce dismissal

  • 决定免职jué dìng miǎn zhí

    decide to dismiss

Similar words

撤职chè zhí: Strips someone of a post and the authority connected with it.
罢免bà miǎn: Removes a public officeholder according to an established institutional procedure.
解雇jiě gù: Dismisses an employee by bringing the employment contract to an end.

Definition in Chinese

把某人从其担任的岗位或职务上撤下，使其不再履行该职务。bǎ mǒu rén cóng qí dān rèn de gǎng wèi huò zhí wù shàng chè xià shǐ qí bú zài lǚ xíng gāi zhí wù

Word origin

免 (miǎn, "free or exempt") combines with 职 (zhí, "office or duty") to show someone being freed from an assigned office.

Usage tips

  • Workplace reports often use this verb for managers or officials, while casual conversation usually uses simpler wording for ordinary job changes.

Other meanings

  • remove from officeverb

Opposites

  • 复职fù zhíreturn to officeverb

Related words

  • 免职决定miǎn zhí jué dìngdismissal decisionnoun
  • 免职通知miǎn zhí tōng zhīdismissal noticenoun

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