解聘

jiěpìn

verb #27,870

Meanings

1 to dismiss an employee
2 to sack
3 to terminate employment

Characters

to untie; to release; to dissolve

to hire; to engage (staff)

Examples

公司因业绩不佳解聘了他。

Gōngsī yīn yèjì bù jiā jiěpìn le tā.

The company dismissed him due to poor performance.

他担心自己会被解聘。

Tā dānxīn zìjǐ huì bèi jiěpìn.

He feared he would be fired.

Tips

usage

解聘 is a formal term for terminating an employment contract, used in official and business contexts. Compare with the more casual 炒鱿鱼 (chǎo yóuyú, 'to stir-fry squid') which colloquially means 'to fire someone'.

Stroke Order

解 jiě

聘 pìn