开除

開除

kāichú

verb HSK 7-9 #2,295

Meanings

他因为迟到太多次被公司开除了。

Tā yīnwèi chídào tài duōcì bèi gōngsī kāichú le.

He was fired by the company for being late too many times.

那个学生因为作弊被学校开除了。

Nàge xuéshēng yīnwèi zuòbì bèi xuéxiào kāichú le.

That student was expelled from school for cheating.

usage

开除 is a formal and serious term. It implies being permanently removed from a job or school, stronger than 解雇 (to lay off) or 辞退 (to dismiss).

memory

开 (open) + 除 (remove) = to remove someone from a group by "opening the door" for them to leave.

开 kāi

除 chú