告老还乡 (gào lǎo huán xiāng) — retire to one's native place after serving as an official

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• 他当了三十年官，六十岁就告老还乡了。
  Tā dāng le sān shí nián guān, liù shí suì jiù gào lǎo huán xiāng le.
  After thirty years as an official, he retired to his hometown at sixty.
• 古代很多文人最后选择告老还乡，回归田园。
  Gǔ dài hěn duō wén rén zuì hòu xuǎn zé gào lǎo huán xiāng, huí guī tián yuán.
  In ancient times many literati chose to retire to their native place and return to rural life.
• 张大人已经告老还乡，不再过问朝政了。
  Zhāng dà rén yǐ jīng gào lǎo huán xiāng, bú zài guò wèn cháo zhèng le.
  Minister Zhang has already retired to his hometown and no longer meddles in court affairs.