解聘

jiěpìn

verb #27,870

Meanings

1 to dismiss an employee
2 to sack
3 to terminate employment

Characters

to untie; to release; to dissolve

to hire; to engage (staff)

Examples

HSK 4

他担心自己会被解聘。

Tā dānxīn zìjǐ huì bèi jiěpìn.

He feared he would be fired.

HSK 7-9

公司因业绩不佳解聘了他。

Gōngsī yīn yèjì bùjiā jiěpìn le tā.

The company dismissed him due to poor performance.

Tips

usage

解聘 is a formal term for terminating an employment contract, used in official and business contexts. Compare with the more casual 炒鱿鱼 (chǎo yóuyú, 'to stir-fry squid') which colloquially means 'to fire someone'.

Stroke Order

解 jiě

聘 pìn