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解雇 jiěgù

解雇 jiěgù Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 解雇 jiěgù .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiěgù | jie3 gu4
English translation
to fire
to sack
to dismiss
to terminate employment

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Traditional form

解僱

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 解雇 jiěgù

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Xiè

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts separating ( Xiè ) the horns ( Jué ) from a cow ( Niú ) using a knife ( Dāo ).

Positional decomposition

Jué 刀牛

Number of Strokes

13

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. zhuī represents the meaning and represents the sound. Originally was the name of a type of bird. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

zhuī

Positional decomposition

户隹

Number of Strokes

12

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Example sentences using 解雇 jiěgù

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他们 tā men huì shuì ,, 解雇 jiěgù , ràng diū jǐn 脸面 liǎn miàn de .

She would be scolded, abused, ignominiously discharged.

men 解雇 jiěgù le ,因为 yīnwèi 工作 gōngzuò shí zuì le jiǔ .

They booted him out for being drunk at work.

经理 jīnglǐ 昨天 zuótiān 解雇 jiěgù le míng lǎo 职员 zhí yuán .

The manager fired an old staff yesterday.

珍妮由于 yóuyú 窜改 cuàn gǎi zhàng ér bèi 银行 yínháng 解雇 jiěgù le .

Jean was dismissed from the bank for cooking the books.

最近 zuìjìn 总统 zǒngtǒng 一时 yī shí 兴起 xīng qǐ 频频 pín pín 解雇 jiěgù jiù 部长 bù zhǎng 选任 Xīn 部长 bù zhǎng

Lately, the president has been sacking and picking new ministers at whim.

解雇 jiěgù Decomposition

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解雇 jiěgù Compounds

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