辞掉 (cí diào) — to resign, to quit (a job or position)

Definition

A colloquial, resultative verb meaning 'to quit (a job)' — 辞 carries the formal tone of 'resign', while 掉 marks the completion of leaving the position. Pairs with 工作/职位; do not use for leaving a school or organization.

verb

to resignto quit (a job or position)

Examples

辞掉，。
Tā cí diào le nà fèn gāo xīn gōng zuò, qù chuàng yè le.
He quit that high-paying job and started his own business.
辞掉。
Wǒ dǎ suàn xià ge yuè cí diào xiàn zài de gōng zuò.
I plan to resign from my current job next month.
，辞掉。
Zhè fèn gōng zuò tài lèi, tā zǎo jiù xiǎng cí diào le.
This job is too tiring; he's wanted to quit it for a long time.