斥退

chìtuì

verb

Meanings

1 to dismiss (from a post)
2 to expel from school
3 to order someone away

Characters

to scold; to repel

to retreat; to send back

Examples

皇帝斥退了所有的侍从。

Huángdì chìtuì le suǒyǒu de shìcóng.

The emperor ordered all his attendants to leave.

这名学生因作弊被学校斥退。

Zhè míng xuéshēng yīn zuòbì bèi xuéxiào chìtuì.

This student was expelled from school for cheating.

Tips

register

Formal/literary, often appears in historical contexts and period dramas. 斥 (chì) carries the sense of an angry rebuke, so this is dismissal with displeasure — not a polite firing.

Stroke Order

斥 chì

退 tuì