Definition & Meaning

relieve somebody of his post; remove/dismiss somebody from office

Word usage

Words with mian zhi

miǎn zhí

免 职

Level:

NHSK 789－2 SW HSK 4

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v.relieve somebody of his post; remove/dismiss somebody from office
- tā yīn wán hū zhí shǒu bèi miǎn zhí
  他因玩忽职守被免职。
  He has been dismissed from office because of his dereliction of duty.
- yóu yú tān wū ér bèi miǎn zhí
  由于贪污而被免职
  be removed from office due to corruption
- tā bèi miǎn zhí hòu guò zhe pín qióng de shēng huó
  他被免职后过着贫穷的生活。
  He lived a poor life after his deposition.
synonym
kāi chú开除 bà miǎn罢免 jiě zhí解职 gé zhí革职 bà guān罢官 bà zhí罢职

Word usage

Note
"免职" is different from "撤职". "撤职" is mostly due to mistakes; "免职" is not necessarily due to that.
Separable word
"免" and "职" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他被免了职。
  He was removed from office.
- 他被免过一次职，后来又复职了。
  He was removed from office once and then got reinstated.
- 听说他也被免过职。
  I heard that he was once removed from office, too.

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