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退休 tuìxiū

退休 tuìxiū Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 退休 tuìxiū .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tuìxiū | tui4 xiu1
English translation
to retire
retirement (from work)

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Traditional form

退休 tuìxiū

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 退休 tuìxiū

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退 tuì

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of a foot ( zhǐ ) retreating back to a safe place. The chuò (walk) component was added later.

Phonetic compound

gěn

Semantic compound

chuò

Positional decomposition

辶艮

Number of Strokes

9
Xiū

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts a person ( rén ) leaning on a tree () to rest ( Xiū ).

Positional decomposition

亻木

Number of Strokes

6

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Example sentences using 退休 tuìxiū

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今年 jīn nián 我们 wǒmen 办公室 bàngōngshì yǒu èr rén 退休 tuìxiū .

We've had two retirements in our office this year.

那个 nà ge 退休 tuìxiū 老人 lǎo rén 轻松 qīngsōng yíng le 2,000英镑 Yīng bàng de 奖金 jiǎngjīn 高兴 gāoxìng 不得了 bùdéliǎo

The delighted pensioner walked off with a £2,000 prize.

坎贝尔 Kǎn bèi ěr 公司 gōngsī de 总裁 zǒngcái 退休 tuìxiū Hòu 麦戈文 bèi 选定 xuǎn dìng wéi 继任者 jì rèn zhě

When the chairman of Campbell's retired, McGovern was named as his successor.

后顾之忧 hòugùzhīyōu 而能提早 tí zǎo 退休 tuìxiū 当是 jiàn 幸事 xìng shì

It would be nice to be able to afford to retire earlier.

jiāng 10 yuè 1退休 tuìxiū

She is to retire as from 1 October.

退休 tuìxiū Decomposition

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 退休 tuìxiū and their own compounds.

退休 tuìxiū Compounds

See all 18 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 退休 tuìxiū in their composition.

  • 退 tuì
  • Xiū
    • xiū , xiū , qiū , xiāo , xiū , xiū , xiū , xiū , , , , , xiū
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