辞

To resign in Chinese: 辞 (cí)

cí

to resign

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

Definitions

  1. 1to resign
  2. 2to dismiss
  3. 3to decline
  4. 4to take leave
  5. 5ballad (archaic poetic genre)
  6. 6variant of 词

Stroke order

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辞

Zhuyin

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ㄘˊ

cí

ㄘ/ cˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

辞

Simplified

辭

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他因为身体原因辞了工作。

    tā yīn wèi shēn tǐ yuán yīn cí le gōng zuò。

    He resigned from his job for health reasons.

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Related words

辞职

cí zhí

to resign

推辞

tuī cí

to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)

辞典

cí diǎn

dictionary (variant of 词典)

辞呈

cí chéng

(written) resignation

辞去

cí qù

to resign

辞退

cí tuì

to dismiss

告辞

gào cí

to say goodbye

言辞

yán cí

words

致辞

zhì cí

to express in words or writing

不辞而别

bù cí ér bié

to leave without saying good-bye

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