Definition
退伍 means 'to be discharged from military service'. It is a separable verb (离合词): the verb 退 and the noun 伍 can split when inserting aspect markers like 了 or 过, or a duration/measure phrase — for example, 退了伍 ('was discharged'), 退过伍 ('has been discharged before'). The person who is discharged is the subject; you don't put an object after 退伍.
v.o.
to be demobilizedto be discharged from military service
Examples
- 退伍，。Tā qùnián tuì wǔ le, xiànzài zài yì jiā gōngsī gōngzuò.He was discharged last year and now works at a company.
- ，。Gēge tuì guò wǔ, suǒyǐ shēntǐ hěn hǎo.My older brother was discharged from the army, so he is in good shape.
- ，退伍。Tā dāng le bā nián bīng, jīnnián zhōngyú tuì wǔ le.He served for eight years and was finally discharged this year.
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