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

Zǒngtǒng jiāng yú míngnián yī yuè xièrèn.
The president will leave office next January.
Tā xièrèn hòu kāishǐ xiě huíyìlù.
After stepping down, he began to write his memoirs.

Tips

usage
Opposite of 就任 (jiùrèn — '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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