离岗 (lí gǎng) — to leave one's post; to be off duty

Definition

Formal/institutional term meaning to leave one's post or be off duty, often in workplace or military contexts. Implies an authorized or temporary absence from an assigned position, unlike 离开 which is the general 'to leave'.

verb
to leave one's postto be off duty

Examples

  • 离岗。
    Tā yīn wèi shēng bìng zàn shí lí gǎng le.
    He left his post temporarily due to illness.
  • 离岗，。
    lí gǎng Qī jiān, tā yì zhí zài xué xí xīn jì néng.
    During his leave, he kept learning new skills.
  • ，离岗。
    Gōng sī guī dìng, lí gǎng chāo guò yì zhōu xū yào tí qián shēn qǐng.
    Company regulations require advance notice if leaving one's post for more than a week.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

离líleave
岗gǎngpost

离 (leave) + 岗 (post) = leave one's post.

Characters in this word

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 離; 离 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
隹隹zhuībird
Sound part声符shēngfú
离
离lí離lí
Same sound today

The traditional form 離 pairs 隹, a bird, with the sound part 离; the simplified 离 is a shorthand. This form first wrote a black-naped oriole, and the sound was borrowed for 'leave'.

Open 离 →

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 崗; 岗 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
山山shānmountain
Sound part声符shēngfú
岡
岡gāng崗gǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 崗 uses 山 to show a hill or mountain and 岡 to carry the sound; the simplified 岗 is a later shorthand.

Open 岗 →

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