退 tuì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 艮 blunt
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
退役
tuìyì
to retire from service; to be decommissioned
Characters in this word
役 yì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 殳 tool, weapon
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这名运动员退役后转向青训，希望把经验传给下一代。 Zhè míng yùndòngyuán tuìyì hòu zhuǎnxiàng qīngxùn, xīwàng bǎ jīngyàn chuán gěi xià yí dài. After retiring, this athlete turned to youth training, hoping to pass his experience to the next generation.
- 这艘老船服役四十年，明年就要退役了。 Zhè sōu lǎochuán fúyì sìshí nián, míngnián jiù yào tuìyì le. This old ship has served for forty years; it will be decommissioned next year.
- 军舰退役后会被改建成博物馆。 Jūnjiàn tuìyì hòu huì bèi gǎijiàn chéng bówùguǎn. After being retired, the naval ship will be converted into a museum.
Related words
- 退 tuì to step back; to return
- 退出 tuìchū to leave; to withdraw
- 退休 tuìxiū to retire
- 后退 hòutuì to retreat, to move back
- 退税 tuìshuì tax refund
- 撤退 chètuì to retreat; to withdraw
- 辞退 cítuì to dismiss; to fire
- 倒退 dàotuì to go backwards; to regress
- 减退 jiǎntuì to decline; to weaken
- 衰退 shuāituì to decline; to recede; recession
- 退步 tuìbù to regress; to fall behind
- 退化 tuìhuà to degenerate; to deteriorate