step down; leave office
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to step down from office; to be relieved of duty; to leave a post (of officials)
formalFormal term used specifically for officials, politicians, or high-ranking personnel leaving their positions. Often implies the end of a term or tenure.
Zǒng总
tǒng统
jiāng将
yú于
míng明
nián年
xiè卸
rèn任
。
The president will step down next year.
Tā他
xiè卸
rèn任
hòu后
kāi开
shǐ始
le了
yōu悠
xián闲
de的
tuì退
xiū休
shēng生
huó活
。
After leaving office, he began a leisurely retirement life.
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Zhè这
wèi位
bù部
zhǎng长
yǐ已
jīng经
zhèng正
shì式
xiè卸
rèn任
，
bù不
zài再
dān担
rèn任
rèn任
hé何
gōng公
zhí职
。
This minister has officially stepped down and no longer holds any public office.