退役 meaning in English
(of military personnel or athletes) to retire; (of outdated equipment) to be decommissioned
HSK 7-916 strokes
Meaning of 退役
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
tuìyì
- (of military personnel or athletes) to retire
- (of outdated equipment) to be decommissioned
退役 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
汤姆是一个越军退役军人。
Tom is a Vietnam veteran.
Stroke order for each character
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退 tuì · to retreat · 9 strokes
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役 yì · servant · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 退役.
| 退出 | tuìchū | to withdraw; to abort |
| 退休 | tuìxiū | to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement |
| 退票 | tuìpiào | to bounce (a check); to return a ticket |
| 后退 | hòutuì | to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat |
| 退学 | tuìxué | to quit school |
| 退缩 | tuìsuō | to shrink back; to cower |
| 退休金 | tuìxiūjīn | retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement |
| 退回 | tuìhuí | to return (an item); to send back |
| 衰退 | shuāituì | to decline; to fall |
| 辞退 | cítuì | to dismiss; to discharge |
| 退却 | tuìquè | to retreat; to shrink back |
| 退让 | tuìràng | to move aside; to get out of the way |
Questions about 退役
What does 退役 mean?
退役 (tuìyì) means "(of military personnel or athletes) to retire; (of outdated equipment) to be decommissioned".
How do you write 退役?
退役 is made of 2 characters: 退 (9 strokes), 役 (7 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 退役 an HSK word?
Yes. 退役 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.