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免职 (miǎn zhí) — to dismiss (from office), to remove from a post

Definition

免职 means to formally dismiss or remove someone from an official post — stronger and more official than 解雇 (firing an employee). Often paired with 被 for a passive sense ('was dismissed').

verb
to dismiss (from office)to remove from a post

Examples

  • 免职。
    Tā yīn wèi gōng zuò shī wù bèi miǎn zhí le.
    He was dismissed from his post because of a work mistake.
  • 免职。
    Dǒng shì huì jué dìng miǎn zhí zǒng jīng lǐ.
    The board of directors decided to dismiss the general manager.
  • 免职，。
    miǎn zhí Zhī hòu, tā yì zhí zài zhǎo gōng zuò.
    After being dismissed, he has been looking for a job.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

免miǎnremove
职zhípost

免 means remove and 职 means post, so the word means removing someone from a post.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

免 originally drew a man wearing a ceremonial hat. It was later used for meanings such as avoid and exempt.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 職; 职 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
耳耳ěrear
Sound part声符shēngfú
戠
戠zhí職zhí
Same sound today

The traditional form 職 pairs 耳 (ear) with 戠, which gives its sound; the simplified 职 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

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