退休 (tuì xiū): Retire (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 5

tuì退

to retreat; draw back

xiū休

to rest; to stop

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How to Use 退休 in Sentences

Adjective + Noun

tuì退

xiū休

nián年

líng龄

neutral

retirement age

tuì退

xiū休

shēng生

huó活

neutral

retirement life

Adverb + Verbwith提前

tí提

qián前

tuì退

xiū休

Verb + Objectwith办理

bàn办

lǐ理

tuì退

xiū休

Verb + Nounwith金

tuì退

xiū休

jīn金

formal

pension

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Example Sentences with 退休

wǒ我

bà爸

tuì退

xiū休

le了

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hòu tuì

to recoil

撤退chè tuìwithdraw; retreat; pull out

衰退shuāi tuìdecline; decay; rust

退税tuì shuìto get a tax refund; tax rebate

倒退dào tuìRegression

Words with 休

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How to Use 退休 in Sentences

Adjective + Noun

tuì退

xiū休

nián年

líng龄

neutral

retirement age

tuì退

xiū休

shēng生

huó活

neutral

retirement life

Adverb + Verbwith提前

tí提

qián前

tuì退

xiū休

Verb + Objectwith办理

bàn办

lǐ理

tuì退

xiū休

Verb + Nounwith金

tuì退

xiū休

jīn金

formal

pension

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Example Sentences with 退休

wǒ我

bà爸

tuì退

xiū休

le了

neutral

retire early

formal

Written

go through retirement procedures

。

My father has retired.

wǒ我

de的

fù父

qin亲

jì计

huà划

zài在

liù六

shí十

suì岁

shí时

tuì退

xiū休

。

My father plans to retire at the age of sixty.

gōng公

sī司

shì是

fǒu否

huì会

wèi为

suǒ所

yǒu有

yuán员

gōng工

tí提

gōng供

wán完

shàn善

de的

tuì退

xiū休

bǎo保

zhàng障

jì计

huà划

？

Will the company provide a comprehensive retirement security plan for all employees?

tā jì huà zài 60 suì shí tuì xiū ， rán hòu qù lǚ xíng 。

她计划在60岁时退休，然后去旅行。

She plans to retire at age 60 and then travel.

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

rèn认

zhēn真

guī规

huá划

guò过

tuì退

xiū休

shēng生

huó活

，

yīn因

cǐ此

xiàn现

zài在

gǎn感

dào到

yǒu有

xiē些

mí迷

máng茫

。

He never seriously planned for retirement life, so he now feels somewhat lost.

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