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卸任 (xiè rèn) — to leave office, to resign from a post

Definition

For leaders/officials (部长、总统) completing a fixed term or stepping down from an appointed post. Unlike 辞职, it does not imply personal choice to quit a job.

verb
to leave officeto resign from a post

Examples

  • 卸任。
    Tā xiè rèn hòu huí dào le jiā xiāng.
    After leaving office, he returned to his hometown.
  • 卸任。
    Zhè wèi bù zhǎng yǐ jīng xiè rèn le.
    This minister has already left office.
  • 卸任，。
    xiè rèn Zhī qián, tā jiē shòu le cǎi fǎng.
    Before leaving office, he gave an interview.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

卸xièlay down
任rènpost

“卸” means to lay down, and “任” means the post, together meaning to leave office.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
壬
壬rén任rèn
Same sound today

任 pairs 亻, a person, with 壬, which may picture a shoulder pole turned sideways.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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