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To expel (a member of an organization) in Chinese: 开除 (kāi chú)

kāi chú

to expel (a member of an organization)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 開除1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to expel (a member of an organization)
  2. 2to fire (an employee)

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ㄎㄞ

kāi

ㄎ/ kㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

ㄔㄨˊ

chú

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

开除

Simplified

開除

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 因为经常迟到，他被公司开除了。

    yīn wèi jīng cháng chí dào， tā bèi gōng sī kāi chú le。

    Because he was often late, he was fired by the company.

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Related words

开

kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive)

除

chú

to get rid of

开始

kāi shǐ

to begin

除了

chú le

besides

离开

lí kāi

to depart

除非

chú fēi

only if (..., or otherwise, ...)

除夕

chú xī

lunar New Year's Eve

公开

gōng kāi

open

开发

kāi fā

to exploit (a resource)

开放

kāi fàng

to bloom

开心

kāi xīn

to feel happy

删除

shān chú

to delete

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