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开除 (kāi chú) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

开除 (kāi chú) is a Chinese word: expel, dismiss, fire. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 开除

动 dòng verb

expel, dismiss, fire

公司开除了那个不负责任的员工。

gōng sī kāi chú le nà ge bù fù zé rèn de yuán gōng

The company fired that irresponsible employee.

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Word breakdown

开 kāi — to initiate, to start (an action)

除 chú — to remove, to eliminate

Structure & writing
1 开 kāi — to open (something closed, opposite of 关/合)
开 is a component in 5 characters

开 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 除 chú — to remove; to get rid of

除 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 阝 fǔ — mound/hill radical, representing elevated terrain
阝 is a component in 47 characters
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Stroke order