卸任

xièrèn
verb #36,636

Meanings

  1. 1 to leave office
  2. 2 to step down (from a post)
  3. 3 to be relieved of duty

Examples

HSK 6
Zǒngtǒng jiāng yú míngnián yīyuè xièrèn.
The president will leave office next January.
HSK 7-9
Tā xièrèn hòu kāishǐ xiě huíyìlù.
After stepping down, he began to write his memoirs.

Tips

usage
Opposite of 就任 ('to take office'). literally means 'unload' (as in unloading a cart), so 卸任 paints the office as a burden being set down. Used for officials, executives and political leaders.

Stroke Order

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