fire; dismiss; terminate employment
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to fire; to dismiss; to terminate an employee's job
formalUsed for an employer ending an employee's contract, often due to poor performance, company downsizing, or breach of rules. More formal than '炒鱿鱼'.
Gōng公
sī司
yīn因
xiào效
yì益
bù不
hǎo好
jiě解
gù雇
le了
èr二
shí十
míng名
yuán员
gōng工
。
The company fired twenty employees due to poor performance.
Tā他
yīn因
duō多
cì次
chí迟
dào到
bèi被
lǎo老
bǎn板
jiě解
gù雇
le了
。
He was fired by the boss for being late multiple times.
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Gēn根
jù据
hé合
tong同
，
wú无
gù故
jiě解
gù雇
yuán员
gōng工
xū需
yào要
zhī支
fù付
péi赔
cháng偿
jīn金
。
According to the contract, dismissing an employee without cause requires paying compensation.