退休
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
退休 (tuìxiū) · to retire
退休 (tuìxiū) means “to retire; retirement”. It is written with 2 characters: 退 (to return (goods)) + 休 (rest). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 退休 is built
The characters
退 tuì · to return (goods)
What 退 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 艮gěn — blunt
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 艮 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
休 xiū · rest
What 休 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A person 亻 leaning against a tree 木 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我爷爷已经退休了。Wǒ yéye yǐjīng tuìxiū le.My grandfather has already retired.
你爸爸什么时候退休？Nǐ bàba shénme shíhou tuìxiū?When will your father retire?
Questions about 退休
What does 退休 mean?
退休 (tuìxiū) means “to retire; retirement”.
How do you pronounce 退休?
退休 is pronounced tuìxiū.
Which HSK level is 退休?
退休 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 退出tuìchūto quit
- 退步tuìbùto fall behind
- 撤退chètuìto retreat
- 衰退shuāituìto decline
- 退tuìto return (goods)
- 休息xiūxito rest
- 休假xiūjiàto take a vacation
- 休闲xiūxiánleisure
Learn 退休 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 54: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.