开除

Traditional form:

開除

Pinyin (reading):

kāichú

Definitions:

• to expel (a member of an organization)
• to fire (an employee)

Characters:

• 开 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
• 除 - to eliminate, to remove, to wipe out

Traditional characters:

• 開 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
• 除 - to eliminate, to remove, to wipe out