退伍 meaning in English

tuìwǔ

to be discharged from military service

15 strokes

Meaning of 退伍

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tuìwǔ
  1. to be discharged from military service

退伍 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

三sān个gè退tuì伍wǔ军jūn人rén在zài内nèi海hǎi一yí个gè小xiǎo镇zhèn边biān上shàng租zū了le一yī套tào房fáng子zi,并bìng生shēng活huó在zài一yì起qǐ。
Three soldiers who came back from the war are renting a house at the edge of a small town on the shore of the Inland Sea and live together.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

退 tuì · to retreat · 9 strokes

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伍 wǔ · five · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 退伍.

退出tuìchūto withdraw; to abort
退休tuìxiūto retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
队伍duìwutroops; army; ranks; contingent; force; staff; team
退票tuìpiàoto bounce (a check); to return a ticket
后退hòutuìto recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
退学tuìxuéto quit school
退缩tuìsuōto shrink back; to cower
退役tuìyì(of military personnel or athletes) to retire; (of outdated equipment) to be decommissione
退休金tuìxiūjīnretirement pension; pension payments received after retirement
退回tuìhuíto return (an item); to send back
衰退shuāituìto decline; to fall
辞退cítuìto dismiss; to discharge

Questions about 退伍

What does 退伍 mean?

退伍 (tuìwǔ) means "to be discharged from military service".

How do you write 退伍?

退伍 is made of 2 characters: 退 (9 strokes), 伍 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.