退休

• 拼音: tuì xiū
• 汉字拆解: 退 = 辶 (walk) + 艮 (boundary, phonetic); 休 = 亻 (person) + 木 (tree) — a person resting against a tree

含义

To retire; retirement. Refers to stopping work permanently, typically due to reaching retirement age.

Specifically refers to ceasing employment at the end of one's working career. Can be used as both a verb (to retire) and an attributive modifier (退休生活, retirement life; 退休金, pension).

例句

1. 我爸爸明年就要退休了。
2. 退休以后，她每天去公园散步。
3. 他虽然退休了，但还是很忙。

用法指南

语境: work, family, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 她退休以后开始学画画。(She started learning to paint after retiring.)
• 他是一位退休教师。(He is a retired teacher.)

错误说法

• 我今天太累了，想退休。(Don't use 退休 to mean taking a break — it specifically means permanent retirement from a career. Use 休息 for rest.)

起源与历史

退 means 'to withdraw' and 休 means 'to rest'. Together they describe withdrawing from work to rest — retirement.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal