退役 (tuì yì) — to retire (from military or sports); to be decommissioned; to be taken out of service (of equipment)
Definition
Used for retiring from the military or professional sports, or for decommissioning equipment. 退休 is for retiring from a regular job due to age.
verb
to retire (from military or sports)to be decommissionedto be taken out of service (of equipment)
Examples
- ，退役。Tā bà ba shì jūn rén, qù nián tuì yì le.His father is a soldier and retired last year.
- 退役。Nà wèi lán qiú yùn dòng yuán yīn wèi shòu shāng ér tuì yì le.That basketball player retired due to injury.
- ，退役。Yóu yú jì shù gēng xīn, zhè xiē jiù shè bèi yǐ jīng tuì yì.Due to technological updates, these old devices have been decommissioned.
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