Chinese Conversation · Level 30
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Chinese word
辞职
Pronunciation
Pinyincí zhí
Meaning
- verbquit
Example
我要辞职，找一份新工作。wǒ yào cí zhí zhǎo yí fèn xīn gōng zuò
I want to quit my job and find a new one.
More examples
公司重组后，很多员工选择辞职。gōng sī chóng zǔ hòu hěn duō yuán gōng xuǎn zé cí zhí
After the company was reorganized, many employees chose to quit.
Core concept
A voluntary break from an ongoing job or official position, with the person leaving that role.
Common phrases
打算辞职dǎ suàn cí zhí
plan to quit
被公司要求辞职bèi gōng sī yāo qiú cí zhí
be asked by the company to quit
为家庭原因辞职wèi jiā tíng yuán yīn cí zhí
quit for family reasons
Similar words
离职lí zhí: Leave a company or institution by ending one's position there.
辞去cí qù: Resign from a public duty or position by personal choice.
辞掉cí diào: Stop doing a job or role, using an informal spoken expression.
解雇jiě gù: Dismiss an employee from a job at the employer's decision.
Definition in Chinese
主动表示不再担任某项工作或职位，结束与用人单位的任职或劳动关系。zhǔ dòng biǎo shì bú zài dān rèn mǒu xiàng gōng zuò huò zhí wèi jié shù yǔ yòng rén dān wèi de rèn zhí huò láo dòng guān xì
Word origin
辞 (cí, "leave or decline") + 职 (zhí, "job or office") forms a compound for leaving one's post by choice.
Usage tips
- For everyday workplace talk, distinguish this voluntary choice from being fired: the worker initiates the former, while the employer initiates the latter.
Other meanings
- retireverb
- step downverb
Opposites
- 留任liú rènremain in one's positionverb
Related words
- 辞职信cí zhí xìnresignation letternoun
- 辞职手续cí zhí shǒu xùresignation proceduresnoun