退役
tuì yì
Pinyin

Definition

退役
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tuì yì
  1. to retire from the military, sport etc
  2. to demobilize
  3. to decommission
  4. retired from use

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

退
tuì
  1. 1 to retreat
  2. 2 to decline
  3. 3 to move back
  4. 4 to withdraw
退休
tuì xiū
  1. 1 to retire
  2. 2 retirement (from work)
退出
tuì chū
  1. 1 to withdraw
  2. 2 to abort
  3. 3 to quit
  4. 4 to log out (computing)
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 (17)

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
毕其功于一役
bì qí gōng yú yī yì
  1. 1 to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom)
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

Sample Sentences

姚明虽然已经退役好几年了，但我心里也还是一直把火箭队当成母队来看，我想有很多中国球迷有着跟我们一样的火箭情怀，他开启了火箭队的整个中国市场。
Yáo Míng suīrán yǐjīng tuìyì hǎojǐ nián le ，dàn wǒ xīnli yě hái shì yīzhí bǎ Huǒjiànduì dàngchéng mǔ duì láikàn ，wǒ xiǎng yǒu hěn duō Zhōngguó qiúmí yǒuzhe gēn wǒmen yīyàng de Huǒjiàn qínghuái ，tā kāi qǐ le Huǒjiànduì de zhěnggè zhōngguóshìchǎng 。
Although Yao Ming retired several years ago, I've always seen the Rockets as my home team. I think that a lot of Chinese basketball fans have an attachment to the Rockets, as he launched the entire Chinese market for the Rockets.
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对啊，那些年的艾佛森刷新了一个又一个的纪录，是联盟中一块鲜明的招牌。虽然他到退役那天都没能获得总冠军戒指。
duìa ，nàxiē nián de àifósēn shuāxīn le yīgeyòuyīge de jìlù ，shì liánméng zhōng yī kuài xiānmíng de zhāopái 。suīrán tā dào tuìyì nà tiān dōu méi néng huòdé zǒng guànjūn jièzhi 。
Yes, in those years Iverson broke record after record, he was a poster-boy for the conference. Even though he didn't manage to get a championship ring before he retired.
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你说的没错，人总有老去的一天，就像九六黄金一代一样，NBA联盟现役的，就只有科比一个人了，按照今年科比的状态，不出意外应该是他的最后一季，打完就应该退役了。
nǐshuōde méicuò ，rén zǒng yǒu lǎoqù de yītiān ，jiù xiàng jiǔliù huángjīn yī dài yīyàng ，NBA liánméng xiànyì de ，jiù zhǐyǒu Kēbǐ yī gè rén le ，ànzhào jīnnián Kēbǐ de zhuàngtài ，bù chūyìwài yīnggāi shì tā de zuìhòu yī jì ，dǎwán jiù yīnggāi tuìyì le 。
You're right, everyone gets older sooner or later, just like the players of the legendary 1996 draft, only Kobe remains as an active NBA conference player. And given Kobe's condition this year, it wouldn't be surprising if it is his last season, after which he'll likely retire.
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在我心中，她是永远的冰上女王！这次虽然她没有拿到金牌，但是表现还是很出色。可惜这次冬奥会以后，她就要退役了。
zài wǒ xīnzhōng ，tā shì yǒngyuǎn de bīngshàng nǚwáng ！zhè cì suīrán tā méiyǒu nádào jīnpái ，dànshì biǎoxiàn háishì hěn chūsè 。kěxī zhè cì dōngàohuì yǐhòu ，tā jiù yào tuìyì le 。
In my mind, she will always be the Queen of the Ice! Although she didn't get gold this time, her performance was still remarkable. It's a shame that she's going to retire after this Winter Olympics.
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咳，他都退役了。这个赛季的总冠军我估计不是汉密尔顿就是莱库宁。
hài ，tā dōu tuìyì le 。zhè ge sàijì de zǒng guànjūn wǒ gūjì bù shì Hànmì ěrdùn jiùshì Láikùníng 。
Oh, he's already retired. The way I see it, this season's final champion is going to be either Hamilton or Raikkonen.
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