退
休

To retire (from the workforce) in Chinese: 退休 (tuì xiū)

tuì xiū

to retire (from the workforce)

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement

Stroke order

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退
休

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄨㄟˋ

tuì

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧㄡ

xiū

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄡ/ ou—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 我退休了。

    wǒ tuì xiū le。

    I am retired.

  • 汤姆刚退休。

    tāng mǔ gāng tuì xiū。

    Tom has just retired.

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Related words

退

tuì

to retreat

休息

xiū xi

rest

退步

tuì bù

to do less well than before

休闲

xiū xián

leisure

休假

xiū jià

to go on vacation

退出

tuì chū

to withdraw

退票

tuì piào

to bounce (a check)

罢休

bà xiū

to give up

辞退

cí tuì

to dismiss

后退

hòu tuì

to recoil

衰退

shuāi tuì

to decline

退回

tuì huí

to return (an item)

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