Usage note
辞职表示离开工作岗位。
cí zhí biǎo shì lí kāi gōng zuò gǎng wèi。
辞职 means to resign from a job.
Context note
辞职常用于工作、职业和决定。
cí zhí cháng yòng yú gōng zuò 、 zhí yè hé jué dìng。
It is often used with work, careers, and decisions.
5 examples
他决定辞职。
tā jué dìng cí zhí。
He decided to resign.
她辞职后去旅行了。
tā cí zhí hòu qù lǚ xíng le。
After resigning, she went traveling.
辞职需要考虑清楚。
cí zhí xū yào kǎo lǜ qīng chǔ。
Resigning requires careful thought.
老板问他为什么辞职。
lǎo bǎn wèn tā wèi shén me cí zhí。
The boss asked why he resigned.
辞职信已经写好了。
cí zhí xìn yǐ jīng xiě hǎo le。
The resignation letter is already written.
5 mini stories
他工作很累，最后辞职了。
tā gōng zuò hěn lèi， zuì hòu cí zhí le。
He was very tired from work and finally resigned.
辞职后，她开始学习新东西。
cí zhí hòu， tā kāi shǐ xué xí xīn dōng xī。
After resigning, she started learning new things.
老师说做决定前要想清楚辞职。
lǎo shī shuō zuò jué dìng qián yào xiǎng qīng chǔ cí zhí。
The teacher said to think carefully before deciding to resign.
他辞职是为了照顾家人。
tā cí zhí shì wèi le zhào gù jiā rén。
He resigned in order to take care of his family.
辞职不是逃避，而是选择。
cí zhí bú shì táo bì， ér shì xuǎn zé。
Resigning is not running away, but making a choice.
Mini dialogue
换工作
A
李老师为什么辞职了？
Lǐ lǎoshī wèishénme cízhí le?
Why did Teacher Li resign?
B
她辞职是因为要搬家去别的城市。
Tā cízhí shì yīnwèi yào bānjiā qù bié de chéngshì.
She resigned because she is moving to another city.
告别
A
听说你妈妈辞职了，她还好吗？
Tīngshuō nǐ māma cízhí le, tā hái hǎo ma?
I heard your mom resigned, is she okay?
B
她很好，辞职后想休息一段时间。
Tā hěn hǎo, cízhí hòu xiǎng xiūxi yī duàn shíjiān.
She's fine, she wants to rest for a while after resigning.
Related words and contrasts
similar
离职
lízhí
leave a job
离职 is a more general term for leaving a job, while 辞职 specifically means resigning voluntarily.
opposite
就职
jiùzhí
take office
就职 means to start a new job or position, the opposite action of resigning.