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引退 (yǐn tuì) — to retire (from office or public life); to resign

Definition

引退 is a formal verb meaning to withdraw or step down from a public role (politicians, entertainers, executives). It sounds weightier and more literary than 辞职 (resign from a job) and implies leaving the stage, not just quitting a position.

verb
to retire (from office or public life)to resign

Examples

  • 引退，。
    Tā liù shí suì cóng gōng sī yǐn tuì, guò shàng le yōu xián de shēng huó.
    He retired from the company at sixty and began a leisurely life.
  • 引退，。
    Zhè wèi zhèng kè xuān bù yǐn tuì hòu, méi tǐ fēn fēn bào dào.
    After this politician announced his retirement, the media widely reported it.
  • 引退，。
    yǐn tuì Bìng fēi shī bài, ér shì lìng yì zhǒng kāi shǐ.
    Retirement is not a failure, but another kind of beginning.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

引yǐnwithdraw
退tuìretreat

引 and 退 both suggest withdrawal; together they mean to draw back from office or public life.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 弓弓gōngbow
  • 丿丿piěindicatory stroke

引 is made from 弓, a bow, and 丿, a short slant stroke added at the place where the string is pulled, marking the action of drawing or pulling.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 皀皀jífood vessel
  • 夊夊suīdownward foot

退 originally showed 皀, a food vessel, with 夊, a downward foot, for leaving the table after eating. In modern 退, the vessel part 皀 changed into an unrelated shape.

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