辞 cí
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 舌 — tongue
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
辞退
cítuì
to dismiss; to fire
Characters in this word
退 tuì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 艮 blunt
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 公司决定辞退那名泄露客户资料的员工，并配合警方调查。 Gōngsī juédìng cítuì nà míng xièlù kèhù zīliào de yuángōng, bìng pèihé jǐngfāng diàochá. The company decided to dismiss the employee who leaked customer data and cooperate with the police investigation.
- 他因为总是迟到，被公司辞退了。 Tā yīnwèi zǒngshì chídào, bèi gōngsī cítuì le. He was dismissed by the company because he was always late.
- 老板说，如果再出错，就要辞退这位新员工。 Lǎobǎn shuō, rúguǒ zài chūcuò, jiù yào cítuì zhè wèi xīn yuángōng. The boss said that if there were more mistakes, this new employee would be dismissed.
Related words
- 辞典 cídiǎn dictionary
- 辞职 cízhí to resign
- 不辞而别 bùcí'érbié to leave without saying goodbye
- 辞 cí to resign; to dismiss; to decline; to take leave
- 辞呈 cíchéng resignation letter
- 告辞 gàocí to take one's leave; to say goodbye
- 推辞 tuīcí to decline; to refuse politely
- 言辞 yáncí wording; speech; manner of expression
- 致辞 zhìcí to make a speech; to address an audience
- 退 tuì to step back; to return
- 退出 tuìchū to leave; to withdraw
- 退休 tuìxiū to retire