辞 (cí): to resign, to dismiss, to decline
辞 (cí) is a Chinese character meaning “to resign.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 舌 (structural) and 辛 (structural). It ranks #1460 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 辞 bitter 辛 words 舌. Its radical form 辛 (bitter) appears in many related characters such as 辣 (là, hot (spicy)), 辩 (biàn, to dispute), 辛 (xīn, (of taste) hot or pungent).
Definitions
- to resign
- to dismiss
- to decline
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 辞
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 说辞 | shuō cí | excuse |
| 措辞 | cuò cí | wording |
| 言辞 | yán cí | words |
| 告辞 | gào cí | to say goodbye |
| 辞掉 | cí diào | to quit (one's job) |
| 辞去 | cí qù | to resign |
| 辞呈 | cí chéng | (written) resignation |
| 辞退 | cí tuì | to dismiss |
| 致辞 | zhì cí | to express in words or writing |
| 辞典 | cí diǎn | dictionary (variant of 詞典|词典[ci2 dian3]) |
| 不辞而别 | bù cí ér bié | to leave without saying good-bye |
| 修辞 | xiū cí | rhetoric |
| 祝酒辞 | zhù jiǔ cí | short speech given in proposing a toast |
| 托辞 | tuō cí | variant of 託詞|托词[tuo1 ci2] |
| 辞世 | cí shì | (literary) to pass away |
辞 appears in 81 compound words: 26 as the first character, 54 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 辞 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (13)
to spare no effort; to take pains; to take the trouble to; to go to the trouble of doing something
to spare no effort; to take pains; to take the trouble to; to go to the trouble of doing something
to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom); to argue with the courage of one's convictions; also written 振振有詞|振振有词
to spare no effort; to take pains; to take the trouble to; to go to the trouble of doing something
to spare no effort; to take pains; to take the trouble to; to go to the trouble of doing something
Showing 12 of 13 idioms containing 辞.
Example Sentences
老师教我们辞字的发音和笔顺。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men cí zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .
The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "辞."
带女儿返公司逗利市!新同事2日后即辞职 网民斥厚脸皮:好肉酸
dài nǚ ér fǎn gōng sī dòu lì shì ! xīn tóng shì 2 rì hòu jí cí zhí wǎng mín chì hòu liǎn pí : hǎo ròu suān
Take your daughter back to the company to make fun of the market! The new colleague resigned after 2 days, and netizens reprimanded him for being cheeky: so sour
卷入爱泼斯坦案件,美国前财长萨默斯从哈佛辞职
juǎn rù ài pō sī tǎn àn jiàn , měi guó qián cái cháng sà mò sī cóng hā fó cí zhí
Involved in the Epstein case, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Summers resigned from Harvard
与爱泼斯坦有牵连,美国前财长萨默斯将辞去哈佛教职
yǔ ài pō sī tǎn yǒu qiān lián , měi guó qián cái cháng sà mò sī jiāng cí qù hā fó jiào zhí
Involved with Epstein, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Summers will resign from Harvard University
法国罗浮宫馆长德卡尔请辞 马克龙感谢对方贡献
fǎ guó luó fú gōng guǎn cháng dé kǎ ěr qǐng cí mǎ kè lóng gǎn xiè duì fāng gòng xiàn
De Cartes, director of the Louvre Museum in France, resigned Macron thanked the other party for his contributions
...走,要么我们下台” 邱培栋:阿占巴基必须辞职
. . . zǒu , yāo má wǒ men xià tái 邱 péi dòng : ā zhàn bā jī bì xū cí zhí
... Let's go, or we step down" Qiu Peidong: Azan Baki must resign
杰克很失望，并辞了职。
Jiékè hěn shīwàng, bìng cí le zhí.
Jack was really disappointed, and left his job.
汤姆说他考虑辞职。
Tāngmǔ shuō tā kǎolǜ cízhí.
Tom said he's considered quitting his job.
话说，你听说玛丽辞职了吗？
Huàshuō, nǐ tīngshuō Mǎlì cízhí le ma?
By the way, did you hear that Mary quit her job?
你为什么这么含糊其辞？
Nǐ wèishénme zhème hánhu qí cí?
Why are you being so evasive?
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