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调离 (diào lí) — to be transferred (from a post/location) by official order

Definition

调离 (diàolí) means being officially transferred away from one's current post or position, usually by order rather than by personal choice. Typically takes 被 in passive constructions to mark the agent (organization) performing the transfer.

verb
to be transferred (from a post/location) by official order

Examples

  • 调离。
    Tā qù nián bèi diào lí dào wài dì fēn gōng sī le.
    He was transferred to an out-of-town branch last year.
  • ，调离。
    Yīn wèi gōng zuò tiáo zhěng, tā shēn qǐng diào lí zhè ge gǎng wèi.
    Due to work adjustments, she requested to be transferred from this post.
  • 调离，。
    Gōng sī jué dìng diào lí tā de zhí wù, ràng tā fù zé xīn de xiàng mù.
    The company decided to transfer him from his position and put him in charge of a new project.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

调tiáotransfer
离líleave

调 means transfer and 离 means leave; together they describe being transferred away from a post.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 調; 调 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
周
周zhōu調tiáo
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 調 pairs 言 (speech) with 周, which shows how it was pronounced. The simplified 调 is a later shorthand.

Open 调 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 離; 离 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
隹隹zhuībird
Sound part声符shēngfú
离
离lí離lí
Same sound today

The traditional form 離 pairs 隹, a bird, with the sound part 离; the simplified 离 is a shorthand. This form first wrote a black-naped oriole, and the sound was borrowed for 'leave'.

Open 离 →
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