国务院
guó wù yuàn
State Council (China)
开除 (kāi chú) — how to say "to fire" in Chinese
开除
To fire, to expel
verb
Character composition
开
to open, to start
除
to remove, to exclude
Radicals / Keys
廾
Arch
#55 · gǒng · 3 strokes
阜
Mound
#170 · fù · 8 strokes
Collocations
开除员工
kāi chú yuán gōng
dismiss an employee
Examples
学校决定开除那个违反纪律的学生。
The school decided to expel the student who violated the discipline.
他被公司开除了。
He was fired by the company.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to fire" in Chinese?
"to fire" in Chinese is 开除 (kāi chú).
What does 开除 mean in English?
开除 (kāi chú) means "To fire, to expel".
How is 开除 pronounced?
It is pronounced kāi chú (written as kai chu, kaichu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to fire" in Chinese characters?
It is written 开除.
What HSK level is 开除?
开除 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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