告退

gàotuì

verb #25,830

Meanings

1 to ask for leave to withdraw
2 to excuse oneself
3 to announce one's retirement

Characters

to announce, to report

to withdraw, to retreat

Examples

会议还未结束，他就向主席告退了。

Huìyì hái wèi jiéshù, tā jiù xiàng zhǔxí gàotuì le.

Before the meeting ended, he excused himself to the chairman.

老将军在功成名就后宣布告退。

Lǎo jiāngjūn zài gōng chéng míng jiù hòu xuānbù gàotuì.

The old general announced his retirement after achieving fame and success.

Tips

register

告退 has a formal, somewhat classical feel. In modern everyday speech, people more commonly say 离开 or 先走了 when leaving early.

Stroke Order

告 gào

退 tuì