辞

• 拼音: cí
• 汉字拆解: 辞 = 舌 (tongue, speech) + 辛 (bitter, laborious)

含义

To resign; to decline; words/diction. A verb meaning to take leave or refuse, also used as a noun referring to words or rhetoric.

As a verb: to resign from a position or politely decline an offer. As a noun: words, expressions, or rhetoric (as in 词 interchangeably in classical contexts). Common in compounds like 辞职 (resign), 辞别 (bid farewell), 推辞 (decline).

例句

1. 他因为家庭原因辞了那份高薪工作。
2. 主人再三挽留，客人还是辞了。
3. 这篇文章辞藻华丽，但内容空洞。

用法指南

语境: employment, formal farewell, writing

语气: formal

正确说法

• 他已经辞了这个职位。(He has already resigned from this position.)
• 盛情难辞，我就接受了。(It was impossible to decline such hospitality, so I accepted.)

错误说法

• 我辞了这顿饭 (Use 推辞 for declining invitations — bare 辞 for resignation sounds incomplete)

起源与历史

Originally written with 舌 (tongue) component, relating to speech. The meaning extended from speech/words to taking leave (saying goodbye words) to resignation.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal