退隐

退隱

tuìyǐn

verb #35,416

Meanings

1 to retire and live in seclusion
2 to withdraw from public life
3 to retire from the world

Characters

to withdraw, retreat

to hide, conceal

Examples

他退隐山林，不问世事。

Tā tuìyǐn shānlín, bù wèn shìshì.

He retired to the mountains and forests, no longer concerned with worldly affairs.

这位明星宣布退隐多年了。

Zhè wèi míngxīng xuānbù tuìyǐn duō nián le.

This star has been retired from the public eye for many years.

Tips

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Literary, more dramatic than ordinary 退休 (tuìxiū, 'to retire from work'). 退隐 carries a Daoist hermit overtone — withdrawing not just from a job but from the world. The classical collocation 退隐山林 ('to retire into the mountains') is the textbook example, and modern entertainment news uses it for celebrities who quit the spotlight.

Stroke Order

退 tuì

隐 yǐn