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title: "Kaichu Meaning: 开除 (kāichú) Means “to expel”"
description: "开除 (traditional 開除, kāichú) means “to expel; to dismiss; to fire”. Hear its tones, see what 开 and 除 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaichu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 开除 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

开除 kāichú

## to expel; to dismiss; to fire

## Its characters

1. 开 kāi to fire
2. 除 chú except

## In a sentence

他因为经常迟到被公司开除了。 He was fired by the company for often being late.

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## More words with 开 or 除

- [拆除 chāichú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chaichu)
- [除非 chúfēi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufei)
- [除了 chúle](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chule)
- [除外 chúwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuwai)
- [打开 dǎkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dakai)
- [分开 fēnkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenkai)
- [公开 gōngkāi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongkai)
- [开场 kāichǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaichang)
- [开车 kāichē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaiche)
- [开创 kāichuàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaichuang)

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