免去 (miǎn qù) — to dismiss (from an official position); to remove (someone) from a post; to dispense with; to save (trouble, formality)
Definition
Formal verb covering two senses: removing someone from an official post, or eliminating an unnecessary step or formality. More official in tone than 去掉, which is the everyday word for 'get rid of' something.
verb
to dismiss (from an official position)to remove (someone) from a postto dispense withto save (trouble, formality)
Examples
- 免去。Dǒng shì huì jué dìng miǎn qù tā de cái wù zǒng jiān zhí wù.The board of directors decided to dismiss him from the position of CFO.
- 免去，。Wǒ men jǐn liàng miǎn qù bú bì yào de chéng xù, tí gāo xiào lǜ.We try to dispense with unnecessary procedures to increase efficiency.
- 免去。Tā bèi miǎn qù le suǒ yǒu zhí wù.He was removed from all his posts.
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