Definition
解职 is a verb-object separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to dismiss from office' or 'to relieve of duty'. When adding aspect or measure, the verb 解 separates from 职: you insert 了, 过, or time expressions between them (e.g., 解了职 'has been dismissed', 解过两次职 'has been dismissed twice'). The object 职 carries the sense 'post/office'.
v.o.
to dismiss from officeto relieve of duty
Examples
- 解职。Jīnglǐ yīnwèi guǎnlǐ bú shàn bèi gōngsī jiě zhí.The manager was dismissed by the company due to poor management.
- ，。Tā qùnián bèi jiě le zhí, xiànzài hái méi zhǎodào gōngzuò.He was relieved of his post last year and still hasn't found a job.
- 。Zhè wèi guānyuán yīn shòuhuì bèi jiě qù zhíwù.This official was dismissed from his position for bribery.
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