Definition

1. Verb:
   • To dismiss, to relieve of office: "bãi chức" means to officially remove someone from their position or job, especially a public office or a role of authority, due to wrongdoing, incompetence, or as a disciplinary measure.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Ông ấy đã bị bãi chức vì tham nhũng. (He was dismissed from his position due to corruption.)
  • Hội đồng quản trị quyết định bãi chức giám đốc. (The board of directors decided to relieve the director of his duties.)
  • Viên chức đó bị bãi chức sau cuộc điều tra. (That official was dismissed from office after the investigation.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị bãi chức": to be dismissed/removed from office. This is the most common passive construction.
  • Nhiều quan chức đã bị bãi chức trong vụ bê bối. (Many officials were dismissed in the scandal.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bãi nhiệm (verb): To remove from an elected position; to impeach. Often used for elected officials.
  • Nghị viện có thể bãi nhiệm tổng thống. (The parliament can impeach the president.)
• Cách chức (verb): To demote; to strip of a title or position. Similar to "bãi chức" but can imply a disciplinary demotion rather than complete removal.
• Sa thải (verb): To fire, to sack. More general, used for employment contexts outside of public office.
• Miễn nhiệm (verb): To relieve of duty. Can be a more neutral or voluntary term than "bãi chức".

Synonyms

• Đuổi việc: To fire from a job.
• Thải hồi: To discharge, to dismiss (formal/often for military or civil service).

Related Phrases

• Lệnh bãi chức: Dismissal order.
  • Lệnh bãi chức đã được ký. (The dismissal order has been signed.)
• Quyết định bãi chức: Decision to dismiss.
  • Quyết định bãi chức là cuối cùng. (The decision to dismiss is final.)

verb

1. To dismiss, to relieve of office