How to say “leave a job” in Chinese
leave a job
“Leave a job” in Chinese is 离职, lí zhí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
离职 is read lí 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, 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 “离 职”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 离职. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你为什么离职？nǐwèishénmelízhíWhy did you leave your last job?
More words from the lesson “Quitting and retiring”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “leave a job” in Chinese?
“Leave a job” in Chinese is 离职, pinyin lízhí.
What does 离职 mean?
离职 (lízhí) means “leave a job”.
How do you write 离职?
离职 is 2 characters: 离 (lí) — be distant; leave; 职 (zhí) — post, job. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 离职?
离职 is read lízhí. Tones: lí — second tone, zhí — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“leave a job” 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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