开除

開除

kāichú

verb HSK 7-9 #2,295

Meanings

HSK 3

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.

HSK 7-9

那个学生因为作弊被学校开除了。

Nàge xuésheng 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