Chinese word

离岗

Pronunciation

Pinyinlí gǎng

Meaning

  • verbleave work

Example

今天下午他要离岗去看医生。jīn tiān xià wǔ tā yào lí gǎng qù kàn yī shēng

This afternoon, he will leave work to see a doctor.

Illustration for 离岗 (leave work)

More examples

主管要求他在会议期间不得离岗。zhú guǎn yāo qiú tā zài huì yì qī jiān bù dé lí gǎng

The supervisor requires him to stay at his station during the meeting.

Core concept

Someone is no longer at the work post where their duties are carried out, either temporarily or because those duties have been taken away.

Common phrases

  • 临时离岗lín shí lí gǎng

    temporarily leave one's post

  • 因病离岗yīn bìng lí gǎng

    leave one's post because of illness

  • 擅自离岗shàn zì lí gǎng

    leave one's post without permission

Similar words

请假qǐng jià: Formally request and receive approval for time away from work.
外出wài chū: Go outside the workplace or home briefly to take care of an errand.
脱岗tuō gǎng: Leave an assigned work station without permission and abandon one's duties.

Definition in Chinese

因私事或工作需要短时间离开工作岗位，暂时不在岗位上履行职责。yīn sī shì huò gōng zuò xū yào duǎn shí jiān lí kāi gōng zuò gǎng wèi zàn shí bú zài gǎng wèi shàng lǚ xíng zhí zé

Word origin

离岗 (lígǎng, "leave one's post") combines 离 (lí, "leave") with 岗 (gǎng, "post or station"), linking departure with the position where a worker serves.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English "leave work," which often means finish for the day, this word usually focuses on absence from an assigned post while work is still in progress.

Other meanings

  • leave one's stationverb
  • be removed from one's dutiesverb

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