Hanzi
Traditional
辭
Simplified
辞

to resign/to dismiss/to decline/to take leave/ballad (archaic poetic genre)/variant of 詞|词[ci2]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 5

Pinyin

cí

Bopomofo

ㄘˊ

Jyutping

ci4

Example sentences

言辭 / 言辞 yáncí
他的言辭非常誠懇。
他的言辞非常诚恳。

His words were very sincere.

辭 / 辞 cí
他不辭辛勞地工作。
他不辞辛劳地工作。

He works without sparing any effort.

典 diǎn
這本辭典收錄了許多臺灣常用詞。
这本辞典收录了许多台湾常用词。

This dictionary includes many words commonly used in Taiwan.

辭去 / 辞去 cíqù
他辭去了主席的職務。
他辞去了主席的职务。

He resigned from his position as chairman.

全職 / 全职 quánzhí
她決定辭去兼職，找一份全職工作。
她决定辞去兼职，找一份全职工作。

She decided to quit her part-time job and find a full-time job.

辭職 / 辞职 cízhí
他決定辭職，並尋找新的工作。
他决定辞职，并寻找新的工作。

He decided to resign and look for a new job.

理由 lǐyóu
你能告訴我你為什麼要辭職的理由嗎？
你能告诉我你为什么要辞职的理由吗？

Can you tell me the reason why you want to resign?

不辭而別 / 不辞而别 bùcíérbié
他昨天竟然不辭而別，讓我們都很擔心。
他昨天竟然不辞而别，让我们都很担心。

He unexpectedly left without saying goodbye yesterday, making us all worried.

推辭 / 推辞 tuīcí
他婉言推辭了這份優渥的工作邀請。
他婉言推辞了这份优渥的工作邀请。

He politely declined this generous job offer.

Example Vocabulary

言辭

yan2'ci2

words; expression; language

辭

ci2

to decline; to resign; diction

辭去

ci2'qu4

to resign from; to quit

辭職

ci2'zhi2

to resign

不辭而別

bu4'ci2'er2'bie2

to leave without saying goodbye

修辭

xiu1'ci2

婉辭

wan3'ci2

推辭

tui1'ci2

to decline; to refuse (an invitation, gift, etc.)

措辭

cuo4'ci2

不辭辛苦

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