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罢免 (bà miǎn) — to recall (an elected official); to dismiss from office

Definition

罢免 is to remove someone from an elected or appointed office — broader than 解雇/开除/辞退 (which target employees). Compare 免职: 罢免 is the official act, often by voters or a board; 免职 is administrative removal.

verb
to recall (an elected official)to dismiss from office

Examples

  • 罢免。
    Xuǎn mín yǒu quán bà miǎn bú chèn zhí de dài biǎo.
    Voters have the right to recall incompetent representatives.
  • 罢免。
    Dǒng shì huì tóu piào bà miǎn le zǒng jīng lǐ.
    The board voted to dismiss the general manager.
  • 罢免。
    Tā yīn tān wū bèi bà miǎn le zhí wù.
    He was removed from his post for corruption.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

罢bàdismiss
免miǎnremove

罢 and 免 both mean removing someone from a post.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 罷; 罢 is its simplified writing.

The story is about the traditional form 罷: 网 (a net) and 能 are placed together to show catching a bear with a net. The simplified 罢 is a later abbreviation.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

免 originally drew a man wearing a ceremonial hat. It was later used for meanings such as avoid and exempt.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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