退位

tuìwèi

verb #26,500

Meanings

1 to abdicate
2 to step down from a throne or position of power

Characters

to retreat / to step back

position / seat / throne

Examples

皇帝在压力下被迫退位。

Huángdì zài yālì xia bèipò tuìwèi.

The emperor was forced to abdicate under pressure.

末代皇帝于1912年退位。

Mòdài huángdì yú yījiǔyīèr nián tuìwèi.

The last emperor abdicated in 1912.

Tips

history

退位 is famously associated with the abdication of Puyi (溥仪), China's last emperor, in 1912, marking the end of the Qing dynasty and imperial rule in China.

Stroke Order

退 tuì

位 wèi