Definition

1. Verb:
   • To dismiss from a position; to remove from office: The act of officially terminating someone's employment or removing them from their appointed or elected position, typically due to misconduct, incompetence, or as a disciplinary measure.
   • To relieve of one's duties/function: To formally strip someone of their official responsibilities and authority associated with a specific role.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Ông ấy đã bị cách chức vì tham nhũng. (He was dismissed from his position due to corruption.)
  • Hội đồng quản trị quyết định cách chức giám đốc. (The board of directors decided to relieve the director of his duties.)
  • Viên chức đó bị cách chức do bất tài. (That official was fired for incompetence.)

Advanced Usage

• "bị cách chức": to be dismissed/removed from office. This passive construction is very common.
  • Sau cuộc điều tra, bộ trưởng đã bị cách chức. (After the investigation, the minister was removed from office.)
• "quyết định cách chức": to decide to dismiss.
  • Công ty đã quyết định cách chức trưởng phòng. (The company decided to fire the department head.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sa thải (verb): To fire, to sack. This is a more general term for termination of employment, not necessarily specific to an official position.
• Buộc thôi việc (verb phrase): To force to resign, to compel to leave a job.
• Miễn nhiệm (verb): To relieve of duty. This can sometimes imply a less punitive or more administrative removal than "cách chức".
• Giáng chức (verb): To demote. This means to lower in rank or position, not to remove entirely.

Synonyms

• Bãi nhiệm: To remove from an elected or appointed office.
• Truất phế: To depose, to dethrone (often used for high-ranking or royal positions).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As a single verb, "cách chức" does not combine with other words to form phrasal verbs in the same way English verbs do. Its meaning is modified by context and accompanying words like "bị" (to be) or "quyết định" (to decide).

Related Idioms

• "Cách chức, cách tội": An expression emphasizing severe punishment, meaning to dismiss from position and punish for the crime. It highlights the dual consequence of losing one's job and facing legal or disciplinary action.
  • Kẻ tham ô sẽ bị cách chức, cách tội. (The corrupt individual will be dismissed and punished.)

verb

1. to dismiss; to fire; to relieve of one's function