辞 (cí) — to resign (from a job); to dismiss (an employee); to decline (an invitation, offer) or to take leave
Definition
Literary/formal verb: to resign, dismiss, decline, or take leave. It almost always appears in set phrases like 辞职, 辞退, 告辞 — in modern use 辞职 (resign) and 辞退 (dismiss) are far more common than the bare word.
verb
to resign (from a job)to dismiss (an employee)to decline (an invitation, offer) or to take leave
Easily confused
Examples
- 。Tā yīn wèi shēn tǐ yuán yīn cí qù le gōng zuò.He resigned from his job due to health reasons.
- 。Lǎo bǎn cí tuì le sān míng yuán gōng.The boss dismissed three employees.
- 辞。Tā cí xiè le duì fāng de yāo qǐng.He declined the other party's invitation.
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