# 开除 (kāichú)

In Mandarin Chinese, 开除 (kāichú) means “to expel; to fire (dismiss)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to expel; to fire (dismiss)
- Pinyin: kāichú (kai1 chu2)
- Traditional: 開除
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他因为迟到被开除了。
  Tā yīnwèi chídào bèi kāichúle.
  He was fired for being late.

## Characters

- [开](https://hanziro.com/word/kai-open/) (kāi): to open; to turn on
- [除](https://hanziro.com/word/chu-remove/) (chú): to remove; except for

https://hanziro.com/word/kai-chu-expel/

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