Chinese word

辞

Pronunciation

Pinyincí

Meaning

  • verbresign

Example

他决定下个月辞职。tā jué dìng xià gè yuè cí zhí

He decided to resign next month.

Illustration for 辞 (resign)

More examples

公司宣布董事长辞去职务。gōng sī xuān bù dǒng shì zhǎng cí qù zhí wù

The company announced that the chairman had resigned from office.

Core concept

A spoken act of stepping away from a role, offer, or obligation, often with a formal sense of parting.

Common phrases

  • 辞去职务cí qù zhí wù

    resign from office

  • 被迫辞职bèi pò cí zhí

    be forced to resign

  • 辞掉工作cí diào gōng zuò

    quit one's job

Similar words

辞职cí zhí: Officially state one's decision to leave a job.
离职lí zhí: Depart from a workplace or work position.
解雇jiě gù: Terminate a worker's employment through an employer's decision.

Definition in Chinese

表示向单位或他人提出离职、辞去职务，延伸为婉辞、拒绝或告别的意思。biǎo shì xiàng dān wèi huò tā rén tí chū lí zhí cí qù zhí wù yán shēn wèi wǎn cí jù jué huò gào bié de yì si

Word origin

辞 (cí, "to take leave") connects speaking with refusal and farewell, which explains its later use for giving up a position.

Usage tips

  • Context separates the workplace sense from the sense of declining or taking leave: a nearby role noun points to employment, while an invitation or request points to refusal.

Other meanings

  • quitverb

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