Meaning of 退休
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
How to use 退休
退休 is a verb meaning to retire from your job, usually because of age. It can also act like a noun in phrases such as 退休金 (tuìxiūjīn, pension). Example: 我爸爸去年退休了。(Wǒ bàba qùnián tuìxiū le.) My dad retired last year.
退 (tuì) means to step back or withdraw, and 休 (xiū) shows a person 亻 leaning against a tree 木 to rest. When you retire, you step back from work and finally lean against the tree to rest.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 退休 for quitting a job or leaving a team, but that is 辞职 (cízhí) or 退出 (tuìchū). 退休 is only for ending your working life. Also keep the tones straight: tuì is fourth tone and xiū is first tone, not tuī xiū.
退休 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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退 tuì · to retreat · 9 strokes
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休 xiū · to rest · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 退休.
| 休息 | xiūxi | rest; to rest |
| 休假 | xiūjià | to go on vacation; to have a holiday; to take leave |
| 退出 | tuìchū | to withdraw; to abort |
| 休闲 | xiūxián | leisure; relaxation |
| 退票 | tuìpiào | to bounce (a check); to return a ticket |
| 后退 | hòutuì | to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat |
| 休想 | xiūxiǎng | don't think (that); don't imagine (that) |
| 退学 | tuìxué | to quit school |
| 退缩 | tuìsuō | to shrink back; to cower |
| 退役 | tuìyì | (of military personnel or athletes) to retire; (of outdated equipment) to be decommissione |
| 退休金 | tuìxiūjīn | retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement |
| 休克 | xiūkè | (medicine) (loanword) shock; to go into shock |
Questions about 退休
What does 退休 mean?
退休 (tuìxiū) means "to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement".
How do you write 退休?
退休 is made of 2 characters: 退 (9 strokes), 休 (6 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 退休 an HSK word?
Yes. 退休 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do I say someone is retired in Chinese?
Say 他已经退休了 (tā yǐjīng tuìxiū le), he is already retired. The 了 shows the change has happened. A retired person can also be called 退休人员 (tuìxiū rényuán).
Can 退休 take an object, like retiring from a company?
No, 退休 does not take a direct object. To mention the place, use 从 (cóng): 他从公司退休了 (tā cóng gōngsī tuìxiū le), he retired from the company.