出山 (chū shān) — to come out of retirement / seclusion to take a leadership or government post; (figurative) to return to public life

Définition

Literally 'come down from the mountain' — used when a retired or reclusive figure (general, official, executive) returns to take a leadership role. The figurative extension also covers any comeback to public life.

verb
to come out of retirement / seclusion to take a leadership or government post(figurative) to return to public life

Exemples

  • 出山
    Lǎo jiàng jūn zhōng yú chū shān, qīn zì zhǐ huī zhè chǎng zhàn yì.
    The old general finally came out of retirement to personally command this battle.
  • 出山
    Gōng sī yù dào wēi jī, qián dǒng shì zhǎng zhǐ hǎo chū shān.
    The company hit a crisis, so the former chairman had to come back and take charge.
  • 出山
    Tā tuì xiū duō nián, zhè cì wèi hé yuàn yì chū shān?
    He's been retired for years — why is he willing to come out and take the lead this time?

Parcours plus de mots HSK 7-9 ou cherche dans le dictionnaire complet de 43 000 mots.