双开

雙開

shuāngkāi

verb

Meanings

1 to strip someone of both Party membership and public office (disciplinary action)
2 'double expulsion'

Characters

to expel (short for 开除)

Examples

这名前官员被双开。

Zhè míng qián guānyuán bèi shuāngkāi.

This former official was doubly expelled (from the Party and from public office).

中央纪委宣布对他进行双开处理。

Zhōngyāng Jìwěi xuānbù duì tā jìnxíng shuāngkāi chǔlǐ.

The Central Discipline Inspection Commission announced double-expulsion measures against him.

Tips

culture

双开 is short for 开除党籍 + 开除公职 — the two harshest administrative penalties short of criminal prosecution. A 双开 announcement almost always precedes formal indictment under Xi-era anti-corruption campaigns.

Stroke Order

双 shuāng

开 kāi