辞职
Old HSK 5
辞职 (cízhí) · to resign
辞职 (cízhí) means “to resign; to quit a job”. It is written with 2 characters: 辞 (words) + 职 (duty). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 辞职 is built
The characters
辞 cí · words
What 辞 is made of
- 舌shé — tongue
- 千qiān — thousand
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 千qiān — thousand
- 辛xīn — bitter
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 立lì — to stand
职 zhí · duty
What 职 is made of
- 耳ěr — ear
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 只zhī — only
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 耳 gives the meaning, 只 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她上个月辞职了。Tā shàng gè yuè cízhí le.She quit her job last month.
他为什么突然辞职？Tā wèishénme tūrán cízhí?Why did he suddenly resign?
Questions about 辞职
What does 辞职 mean?
辞职 (cízhí) means “to resign; to quit a job”.
How do you pronounce 辞职?
辞职 is pronounced cízhí.
Which HSK level is 辞职?
辞职 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 推辞tuīcíto decline (an offer or invitation)
- 告辞gàocíto take one's leave
- 致辞zhìcíto make a speech
- 职工zhígōngstaff
- 职业zhíyèjob
- 兼职jiānzhípart-time job
- 就职jiùzhíto take office
- 职能zhínéngfunction
- 职位zhíwèiposition
- 职务zhíwùpost
Learn 辞职 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.