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

HSK 7-9

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).

HSK 7-9

中央纪委宣布对他进行双开处理。

Zhōngyāng Jì wěi 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