引咎辞职

引咎辭職

yǐnjiù cízhí

verb #49,002

Meanings

1 to resign taking responsibility for one's mistakes
2 to step down to accept blame

Characters

pull/draw to oneself

Examples

HSK 7-9

事故发生后，市长引咎辞职。

Shìgù fāshēng hòu, shìzhǎng yǐnjiù cízhí.

After the accident, the mayor resigned to take responsibility.

HSK 7-9

他因管理不善而引咎辞职。

Tā yīn guǎnlǐ búshàn ér yǐnjiù cízhí.

He resigned taking blame for poor management.

Tips

usage

引咎 literally "to pull the fault onto oneself" - the official publicly accepts responsibility rather than being dismissed. Common in Chinese political reporting when officials step down after disasters, scandals, or production accidents.

Stroke Order

引 yǐn

咎 jiù

辞 cí

职 zhí