解雇 (jiě gù) — to fire; to dismiss (from employment)
Definition
解雇 means to fire an employee for cause (poor performance, rule-breaking). Compare with 开除 (school/organization ejection), 辞退 (employer asks someone to leave), 裁员 (mass layoff for restructuring), and 免职 (removal from an official post).
verb
to fireto dismiss (from employment)
Examples
- 解雇。Tā yīn wèi gōng zuò biǎo xiàn bù hǎo bèi jiě gù le.He was fired because of poor work performance.
- 解雇。Gōng sī jiě gù le yì míng wéi fǎn guī dìng de yuán gōng.The company fired an employee who violated the rules.
- ，解雇。Gōng sī hé bìng hòu, hěn duō rén bèi jiě gù le.After the company merger, many people were fired.
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