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解职 (jiě zhí) — to dismiss from office, to relieve of duty

Definition

Formal verb meaning to formally dismiss someone from an official or managerial post — the action of removing them from their position, not the post itself. Usually appears in 被 constructions (e.g. 被解职) and pairs with 职务.

verb
to dismiss from officeto relieve of duty

Examples

  • 解职。
    Jīng lǐ yīn wèi guǎn lǐ bú shàn bèi gōng sī jiě zhí.
    The manager was dismissed by the company due to poor management.
  • ，。
    Tā qù nián bèi jiě le zhí, xiàn zài hái méi zhǎo dào gōng zuò.
    He was relieved of his post last year and still hasn't found a job.
  • 。
    Zhè wèi guān yuán yīn shòu huì bèi jiě qù zhí wù.
    This official was dismissed from his position for bribery.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

解jiědismiss
职zhíoffice

“解” means dismiss or relieve, and “职” means office or duty, giving the sense of removing someone from office.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

解 shows 刀 (knife) separating 角 (horn) from 牛 (cow), giving the picture of cutting up an ox.

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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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Appears in
ManagementWorkplace & Office

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