tuì yì

退 役

Level:

NHSK 789－3 SW HSK 6

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v.retire from active military service; be discharged from active military service
- tuì yì jūn guān
  退役军官
  retired officer
- tuì yì shàng xiào
  退役上校
  retired colonel
- tuì yì jūn rén
  退役军人
  ex-serviceman
synonym
tuì wǔ退伍
antonym
rù wǔ入伍 fú yì服役
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v.(in a broad sense) retire from a professional position
- zú qiú duì de lǎo duì yuán men tuì yì le
  足球队的老队员们退役了。
  Old players on the football team have retired.
- tā tuì yì hòu yī zhí fèn zhàn zài jiào liàn zhí wèi shang
  他退役后一直奋战在教练职位上。
  After he retired, he carried on the struggle in the coach's position.
- zhè ge qiú duì zhǔ lì duì yuán dà bàn tuì yì
  这个球队主力队员大半退役。
  Most of the top players of this team have retired.
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v.(of outdated weapons) be taken out of service
- nà zhǒng xíng hào de zhàn dòu jī yǐ jīng tuì yì le
  那种型号的战斗机已经退役了。
  That type of fighter planes is no longer in service.

Separable word
"退" and "役" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他退了役，就回到了家乡。
  He returned to his hometown, upon retiring from military service.
- 这艘炮舰什么时候退的役？
  When was the gunboat out of service?
- 他是去年退的役。
  He retired last year.

退役