开除

開除
kāi chú
HSK 6
to expel
verb

Example Sentences

他因为作弊被学校开除了。
tā yīnwèi zuòbì bèi xuéxiào kāichú le 。
He was expelled from school for cheating.
老板决定开除表现不佳的员工。
lǎobǎn juédìng kāichú biǎoxiàn bùjiā de yuángōng 。
The boss decided to expel employees who performed poorly.
如果再犯错误，他可能会被开除。
rúguǒ zàifàn cuòwù ， tā kěnéng huì bèi kāichú 。
If he makes another mistake, he might be expelled.

Individual Characters

HSK 1
开kāi
to open, to start, to turn on
HSK 5
除chú
to get rid of, to remove, to exclude

Words with similar meanings

驱逐qūzhú
to drive away
This word has a similar meaning but can imply a more forceful expulsion.
解雇jiěgù
to dismiss
This term is often used in a workplace context to indicate the termination of employment.

Words Starting With 开

开始kāi shǐ
to begin; beginning; to start; initial
开玩笑kāi wán xiào
to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke
开发kāi fā
exploit (a resource); open up (for development); to develop
开幕式kāi mù shì
opening ceremony
开心kāi xīn
to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb

Words Ending With 除

删除shān chú
to delete; to cancel
废除fèi chú
to abolish; to abrogate; to repeal
排除pái chú
to eliminate; to get rid of; to remove
消除xiāo chú
to eliminate; to remove
清除qīng chú
eliminate; get rid of

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