开除 (kāi chú): Expel (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 1

kāi开

to switch on; open

HSK 6

chú除

get rid of; eliminate; remove

4.

How to Use 开除 in Sentences

Passive + Verbwith公司

bèi被

gōng公

sī司

kāi开

chú除

neutral

be fired by the company

Verb + Object

kāi开

chú除

xué学

jí籍

formal

Adverb + Verbwith立即

lì立

jí即

kāi开

chú除

5.

Example Sentences with 开除

rú如

guǒ果

jì继

xù续

wéi违

fǎn反

bǎo保

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dǎ kāi

to open

分开fēn kāito separate

开会kāi huìto hold a meeting

开机kāi jīto start an engine

开花kāi huāto bloom; to blossom; to flower

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4.

How to Use 开除 in Sentences

Passive + Verbwith公司

bèi被

gōng公

sī司

kāi开

chú除

neutral

be fired by the company

Verb + Object

kāi开

chú除

xué学

jí籍

formal

Adverb + Verbwith立即

lì立

jí即

kāi开

chú除

5.

Example Sentences with 开除

rú如

guǒ果

jì继

xù续

wéi违

fǎn反

bǎo保

Written

expel from school

kāi开

chú除

yuáng员

ōng工

formal

fire an employee

formal

fire immediately

mì密

xié协

yì议

，

gōng公

sī司

yǒu有

quán权

lì立

jí即

kāi开

chú除

nǐ你

。

If you continue to violate the confidentiality agreement, the company has the right to dismiss you immediately.

nán难

dào道

jǐn仅

yīn因

wèi为

yí一

cì次

shī失

wù误

，

jiù就

yào要

kāi开

chú除

zhè这

wèi位

zī资

shēn深

yuán员

gōng工

ma吗

？

Is it really necessary to dismiss this senior employee just because of a single mistake?

gōng公

sī司

jué决

dìng定

kāi开

chú除

nà那

ge个

wéi违

fǎn反

guī规

dìng定

de的

yuán员

gōng工

。

The company decided to dismiss the employee who violated the rules.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

bèi被

kāi开

chú除

，

zhǐ只

shì是

zhǔ主

dòng动

tí提

chū出

le了

cí辞

zhí职

shēn申

qǐng请

。

He was not dismissed; he voluntarily submitted his resignation.

tīng听

shuō说

tā他

bèi被

kāi开

chú除

le了

，

shì是

yīn因

wèi为

hé和

tóng同

shì事

fā发

shēng生

le了

yán严

zhòng重

de的

chōng冲

tū突

。

I heard he was expelled because he had a serious conflict with a colleague.

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