How to say “resign” in Chinese
resign (voluntarily)
“Resign” in Chinese is 辞职, cí zhí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
辞职 is read cí zhí: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 舌 “tongue”; on the right, 辛. 辞职 — “give up one's post”, resign.
On the left, 耳 “ear”; on the right, 只 zhǐ hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “辞职”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 辞职. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他上个月辞职了。tāshànggeyuècízhíleHe quit last month.
- 我不想干了我要辞职wǒbùxiǎnggànle,wǒyàocízhíI don't want to do this anymore — I'm quitting.
- 她辞职回家照顾孩子tācízhíhuíjiāzhàogùháiziShe quit to stay home with the kids.
- 我再三考虑最后决定辞职wǒzàisānkǎolǜ,zuìhòujuédìngcízhíI thought it over many times and finally decided to quit.
- 我想辞职，明天就告诉老板！wǒxiǎngcízhí,míngtiānjiùgàosulǎobǎnI want to quit — I'll tell the boss tomorrow!
- 他会不会因为这件事辞职？tāhuìbuhuìyīnwèizhèjiànshìcízhíWill he quit over this?
More words from the lesson “Quitting and retiring”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “resign” in Chinese?
“Resign” in Chinese is 辞职, pinyin cízhí.
What does 辞职 mean?
辞职 (cízhí) means “resign (voluntarily)”.
How do you write 辞职?
辞职 is 2 characters: 辞 (cí) — leave, resign; decline; 职 (zhí) — post, job. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 辞职?
辞职 is read cízhí. Tones: cí — second tone, zhí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“resign” in the lesson “Quitting and retiring”
This word is from the topic “Work” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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