退休金 (tuìxiūjīn): pension

Measure Word

一笔退休金 bǐ

Meanings

1 pension
2 retirement pay

Characters

退

tuì

to retreat; to withdraw

Examples

他每个月领取退休金。

Tā měigè yuè lǐngqǔ tuìxiūjīn.

He receives a pension every month.

退休金不够生活开销。

Tuìxiūjīn bùgòu shēnghuó kāixiāo.

The pension is not enough for living expenses.

Tips

memory

退休 (retire) + 金 (money/gold) = retirement money, i.e., pension.

Stroke Order

退 tuì

休 xiū

金 jīn

Related Words

退休 tuìxiū HSK 3 #2,661

to retire (from work)

养老金 yǎnglǎojīn HSK 7-9 #10,013

pension / retirement pay

退缩 tuìsuō HSK 7-9 #6,849

to shrink back / to flinch / to cower / to retreat

退学 tuìxué HSK 7-9 #8,341

to drop out of school / to withdraw from school; to leave school

退役 tuìyì HSK 7-9 #8,275

to retire from military service / to retire (from professional sports)

金子 jīnzi HSK 7-9 #4,542

gold / gold nugget

后退 hòutuì HSK 7-9 #3,719

to retreat; to step back; to move backward

金属 jīnshǔ HSK 7-9 #2,643

metal

休想 xiūxiǎng HSK 7-9 #6,666

don't even think about it / no way

退回 tuìhuí HSK 7-9 #11,007

to return (an item) / to send back / to go back