退休 tuìxiū to retire (from the workforce)
to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
How to remember 退休: 退 to retreat + 休 rest = to retire (from the workforce).
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How it is used
- To retire from working life - 他退休了 (tā tuìxiū le) he's retired; 退休金 (tuìxiūjīn) pension.
- Specifically about leaving the workforce with age/pension, unlike 退出 (withdraw from an activity). 退 (retreat) + 休 (rest).
Example sentences
- 我去年退休了。 Wǒ qùnián tuìxiū le.I retired last year.
- 他没有工作，他退休了。 Tā méiyǒu gōngzuò, tā tuìxiū le.He doesn't have a job. He's retired.
- 我没有一点退休的念头。 Wǒ méiyǒu yìdiǎn tuìxiū de niàntou.I don't have the slightest intention of retiring.