革职 (gé zhí) — to dismiss from office; to cashier (an official) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A formal, written verb meaning 'to dismiss from office' — stronger than 免职, which simply means removal. Usually used in official or historical contexts, often paired with 查办.

verb

to dismiss from officeto cashier (an official)

Examples

革职。
Tā yīn wèi tān wū bèi gé zhí le.
He was dismissed from office because of corruption.
。
Nà ge guān yuán yǐ jīng bèi gé le zhí.
That official has already been discharged from his post.
革职。
Cháo tíng xià lìng jiāng tān guān gé zhí chá bàn.
The imperial court ordered the corrupt official to be dismissed and investigated.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

革géremove

革 remove and 职 office combine to mean dismissal from office.

Characters in this word

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

革 is drawn as a stretched animal hide, with the upper part as the head and the lower part as the tail and legs.

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 職; 职 is its simplified writing.

耳戠職

Meaning part形符xíngfú

耳耳ěrear

Sound part声符shēngfú

戠

戠zhí職zhí

Same sound today

The traditional form 職 pairs 耳 (ear) with 戠, which gives its sound; the simplified 职 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

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Workplace & Office

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