开除
Old HSK 6
开除 (kāichú) · to expel
开除 (kāichú) means “to expel; to fire”. It is written with 2 characters: 开 (to open) + 除 (to remove). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 开除 is built
The characters
开 kāi · to open
What 开 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
Origin hint: Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
除 chú · to remove
What 除 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 余yú — surplus
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: The waste 余 produced by a city 阝 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他因为违反校规被开除了。Tā yīnwèi wéifǎn xiàoguī bèi kāichú le.He was expelled for breaking school rules.
公司开除了两个员工。Gōngsī kāichú le liǎng gè yuángōng.The company fired two employees.
Questions about 开除
What does 开除 mean?
开除 (kāichú) means “to expel; to fire”.
How do you pronounce 开除?
开除 is pronounced kāichú.
Which HSK level is 开除?
开除 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 打开dǎkāito open
- 开车kāichēto drive
- 开会kāihuìto have a meeting
- 开玩笑kāiwánxiàoto joke
- 分开fēnkāito separate
- 开机kāijīto turn on (a phone, computer etc.)
- 开心kāixīnhappy
- 开学kāixuéschool starts
- 离开líkāito leave
- 走开zǒukāito go away
Learn 开除 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 104: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.