辞退 (cí tuì) — to dismiss; to fire (from a job)

Definition

辞退 means an employer dismisses an employee — softer than 解雇 or 开除 (which imply serious cause). Compare 辞职 (the employee quits) and 免职 (an official removed from post).

verb
to dismissto fire (from a job)

Examples

  • 辞退
    Gōng sī yīn wèi jīng jì wèn tí bù dé bù cí tuì yì xiē yuán gōng.
    The company had to fire some employees due to financial issues.
  • 辞退
    Tā shàng ge yuè bèi zhè jiā gōng chǎng cí tuì le.
    He was dismissed from this factory last month.
  • 辞退
    Lǎo bǎn jué dìng cí tuì nà ge jīng cháng chí dào de sī jī.
    The boss decided to fire that driver who is often late.

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