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退学

退學
tuìxué
verb HSK 7 #8,341

Meanings

  1. 1 to drop out of school
  2. 2 to withdraw from school; to leave school

Characters

退
tuì
to retreat; to withdraw; to quit
学
xué
to study; school; learning
Withdraw + school — to leave school before graduating.

Examples

他大二的时候退学了。
Tā dà'èr de shíhou tuìxué le.
He dropped out in his second year of college.
因为家里经济困难，她不得不退学。
Yīnwèi jiālǐ jīngjì kùnnán, tā bùdébù tuìxué.
Because of financial difficulties at home, she had to drop out.
很多成功人士年轻时退过学。
Hěn duō chénggōng rénshì niánqīng shí tuìguò xué.
Many successful people dropped out when they were young.

Tips

grammar
退学 is a verb-object compound. When inserting 了 or 过 between the parts, split it: 退了学, 退过学. But 退学了 (as a whole + 了) is also natural.

Stroke Order

退 tuì
学 xué