退伍
tuì wǔ
Pinyin

Definition

退伍
 - 
tuì wǔ
  1. to be discharged from military service

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

退
tuì
  1. 1 to retreat
  2. 2 to decline
  3. 3 to move back
  4. 4 to withdraw
退出
tuì chū
  1. 1 to withdraw
  2. 2 to abort
  3. 3 to quit
  4. 4 to log out (computing)
队伍
duì wǔ
  1. 1 ranks
  2. 2 troops
  3. 3 queue
  4. 4 line
  5. 5 procession
  6. 6 classifier: 个 gè
  7. 7 classifier: 支 zhī
  8. 8 classifier: 条 tiáo
倒退
dào tuì
  1. 1 to fall back
  2. 2 to go in reverse
全身而退
quán shēn ér tuì
  1. 1 to escape unscathed
  2. 2 to get through in one piece

Idioms (16)

不知进退
bù zhī jìn tuì
  1. 1 not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
  1. 1 lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to give up
  3. 3 to turn tail
知难而退
zhī nán ér tuì
  1. 1 to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation
  2. 2 to get out on finding out what it's really like
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网
lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng
  1. 1 better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
  2. 2 one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
临阵退缩
lín zhèn tuì suō
  1. 1 to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
  2. 2 to get cold feet

Sample Sentences

资本主义国家嘛，什么都跟钱挂钩，连军人都职业化了。听说工资还不低呢，退伍以后政府还会给他们提供工作机会。
zīběnzhǔyì guójiā ma ，shénme dōu gēn qián ，lián jūnrén dōu zhíyèhuà le 。tīngshuō gōngzī hái bù dī ne ，tuìwǔ yǐhòu zhèngfǔ hái huì gěi tāmen tígōng gōngzuò jīhuì 。
Everything's tied to money in capitalist countries; even military service has become a profession. I've heard that not only is the salary pretty high, but the government will also provide you with job opportunities after you've served.
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