What does 辞 mean in Chinese?

辞 (cí) means "to resign; to dismiss; to decline; to take leave; ballad (archaic poetic genre); variant of 詞|词[ci2]" in Chinese. The new HSK exam tests it at HSK 7-9.

How do you pronounce 辞?

辞 is pronounced "cí" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.

What HSK level is 辞?

辞 is an HSK 7-9 word on the new HSK exam syllabus.

What words contain the character 辞?

Common words with 辞 include 告辞 (to say goodbye), 修辞 (rhetoric), 偏辞 (one-sided words), 冗辞 (variant of 冗詞|冗词[rong3 ci2]), 卜辞 (oracle inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century BC) on tortoiseshells or animal bones).

How do you write 辞?

You can practice writing 辞 using our stroke order tool.

辞 (cí), to resign

辞

cí

to resign; to dismiss; to decline; to take leave

HSK 7-9 New to HSKverb

Traditional: 辭

Definitions

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

Example Sentences

他因为个人原因决定辞去现在的职务。

Tā yīnwèi gèrén yuányīn juédìng cí qù xiànzài de zhíwù

He decided to resign from his current position for personal reasons

Words Containing 辞

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
告辞	gào cí	to say goodbye	HSK 7-9
修辞	xiū cí	rhetoric
偏辞	piān cí	one-sided words
冗辞	rǒng cí	variant of 冗詞\|冗词[rong3 ci2]
卜辞	bǔ cí	oracle inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century BC) on tortoiseshells or animal bones

Related Words

却(què)· but

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卸职(xiè zhí)· to resign from office

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罢官(bà guān)· to dismiss from office

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一落千丈(yī luò qiān zhàng)· lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)

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HSK levels

New HSK exam: HSK 7-9
HSK 2.0: Not listed
HSK Lord study list: HSK 7 list

辞: New to the HSK lists at HSK 7-9. See where your old level lands

New exam levels follow the CLEC syllabus released 15 November 2025. The first official sitting is announced for 13 December 2026. HSK 7-9 is one advanced band.

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