Chinese word

开除

Pronunciation

Pinyinkāi chú

Meaning

  • verbfire

Example

他因迟到被开除了。tā yīn chí dào bèi kāi chú le

He was fired because he was late.

Illustration for 开除 (fire)

More examples

公司决定开除那位经常迟到的员工。gōng sī jué dìng kāi chú nà wèi jīng cháng chí dào de yuán gōng

The company decided to fire the employee who was often late.

Core concept

Formal action removes someone from an organization, school, or workplace and cancels the rights that come with belonging.

Common phrases

  • 开除员工kāi chú yuán gōng

    fire an employee

  • 开除公职kāi chú gōng zhí

    dismiss from public office

Similar words

解雇jiě gù: End an employee's job and work relationship with the employer.
除名chú míng: Remove a person's name from an organization's member list, ending membership.
免职miǎn zhí: Remove someone from an official post so that person no longer holds the position.

Definition in Chinese

正式决定取消某人在组织、学校或单位的成员资格或职务，使其不再享有相应权利和待遇，通常作为对违规或不当行为的处分。zhèng shì jué dìng qǔ xiāo mǒu rén zài zǔ zhī xué xiào huò dān wèi de chéng yuán zī gé huò zhí wù shǐ qí bú zài xiáng yǒu xiāng yìng quán lì hé dài yù tōng cháng zuò wéi duì wéi guī huò bú dàng xíng wéi de chǔ fèn

Word origin

开除 (kāichú, "dismiss or expel") combines 开 (kāi, "open or let go") with 除 (chú, "remove"), creating the image of releasing someone by removing their place.

Usage tips

  • This verb applies beyond employment, so a school or club can use it when a member is officially removed for misconduct.

Other meanings

  • expelverb
  • remove from membershipverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 开除通知书kāi chú tōng zhī shūfiring noticenoun

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