辞掉

辭掉

cídiào

verb #14,402

Meanings

1 to quit (a job)
2 to dismiss (an employee)

Characters

resign; dismiss

away; off (resultative complement)

Examples

HSK 2

她辞掉了工作去旅行。

Tā cídiào le gōngzuò qù lǚxíng.

She quit her job to travel.

HSK 3

老板把他辞掉了。

Lǎobǎn bǎ tā cídiào le.

The boss fired him.

Tips

usage

辞掉 works both ways: you can 辞掉工作 (quit a job) or the boss can 辞掉 someone (fire them). Compare with 辞职 which only means to resign.

Stroke Order

辞 cí

掉 diào