革职

革職

gézhí

verb #30,411

Meanings

1 to dismiss from office
2 to remove from a post
3 to depose (an official)

Characters

to remove; change; leather

post; duty; office

Examples

他因贪污被革职。

Tā yīn tānwū bèi gézhí.

He was dismissed from office for corruption.

皇帝下令将该官员革职查办。

Huángdì xiàlìng jiāng gāi guānyuán gézhí chábàn.

The emperor ordered the official to be dismissed and investigated.

Tips

history

革 carries the sense of 'to strip off / change forcibly' (same character as in 革命 'revolution'). 革职 is a formal/historical word — in imperial-era documents and modern legal/disciplinary contexts. For ordinary firings use 解雇 (jiěgù) or 开除 (kāichú).

Stroke Order

革 gé

职 zhí