HSK 5 vocabulary › 退休
退休
退休 in English: to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
tuì xiū
to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
How to pronounce 退休
tuì xiū (without tone marks: tui xiu). tuì is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; xiū is a first (high, level) tone.
Characters in 退休
退 tuì
to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline
to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline
休 xiū
to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease
to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease
Related words
| 休息 | xiū xi | rest; to rest | HSK 2 |
| 退 | tuì | to retreat; to withdraw | HSK 5 |
| 退步 | tuì bù | to do less well than before; to make a concession | HSK 5 |
| 休闲 | xiū xián | leisure; relaxation | HSK 5 |
| 撤退 | chè tuì | to retreat | HSK 6 |
| 衰退 | shuāi tuì | to decline; to fall | HSK 6 |