退
tuì xiū

Translation

  • to retire
  • retirement (from work)

Synonyms

  • 告老, 告老还乡, 离休, 离退休, 退居二线

Examples

  • 退休后的生活不快乐。
    His life after retirement was unhappy.
  • 我父亲六十岁就要退休了。
    My father will retire at the age of sixty.
  • 退休后他的收入少了一半。
    His income was diminished by half after retirement.
  • 我爸爸退休了,以便为更年轻的人让路。
    My father retired to make way for younger people.
  • 从大学毕业到退休,老王一直担任教学工作。
    From graduation to retirement, Laowang worked as a teacher without intermission.
  • 用这些杰森先生存下来的钱, 在他退休后他可以生活的很宽裕。
    With the money Mr Johnson had saved, he would be able to live high on the hog when he retired.
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