卸职 (xiè zhí) — to be relieved of one's post; to step down from office
Definition
A formal verb meaning to leave or be removed from an official position. Pairs with nouns like 职务 or 职位; less common in everyday speech than 辞职 ('quit / resign').
verb
to be relieved of one's postto step down from office
Examples
- ，卸职。Tā yīn wèi shēn tǐ bù hǎo, shēn qǐng tí qián xiè zhí.He applied to step down early because of poor health.
- 。Tā shàng ge yuè xiè le zhí.He was relieved of his post last month.
- 卸职，。Tā xiè zhí hòu, gōng sī huàn le xīn lǐng dǎo.After he stepped down, the company got a new leader.
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