Chinese word

退役

Pronunciation

Pinyintuì yì

Meaning

  • verbretire

Example

退役后，他去了民营公司。tuì yì hòu tā qù le mín yíng gōng sī

After retiring, he went to a private company.

Illustration for 退役 (retire)

More examples

他因伤被批准退役。tā yīn shāng bèi pī zhǔn tuì yì

He was allowed to retire because of an injury.

Core concept

A move from active duty into a status with no further military, police, or professional sports responsibilities.

Common phrases

  • 从部队退役cóng bù duì tuì yì

    retire from the military

  • 退役后tuì yì hòu

    after retiring

  • 提前退役tí qián tuì yì

    retire early

Similar words

退休tuì xiū: Stopping work because of age or years of service and beginning to receive pension benefits.
退伍tuì wǔ: Being released from the military at the end of a service term or through official discharge.
除队chú duì: Being officially taken out of a military unit or formation.

Definition in Chinese

结束在军队、警察、职业运动等组织的现役或服役身份，不再承担原来的战斗、执勤或比赛等职责。jié shù zài jūn duì jǐng chá zhí yè yùn dòng děng zǔ zhī de xiàn yì huò fú yì shēn fèn bú zài chéng dān yuán lái de zhàn dòu zhí qín huò bǐ sài děng zhí zé

Word origin

退 (tuì, "withdraw") + 役 (yì, "service") presents the word as withdrawing from an assigned service role, which gives 退役 (tuìyì, "leave active service") its meaning.

Usage tips

  • A former athlete, soldier, or police officer can still have a new job after this change, because the word focuses on ending the former active role.

Other meanings

  • be dischargedverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 退役军人tuì yì jūn rénmilitary veterannoun
  • 退役证tuì yì zhèngmilitary discharge certificatenoun

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