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hồi hưu

Pronunciation Northern /ho̤j˨˩ hiw˧˧/ Central /hoj˧˧ hɨw˧˥/ Southern /hoj˨˩ hɨw˧˧/
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to retire
Verb
to retire
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Verb

Sense 1 Verb
to retire

To stop working officially after reaching a certain old age.

vi Ông tôi sẽ hồi hưu vào cuối năm nay.

en My grandfather will retire at the end of this year.

Adjective

Sense 2 Adjective
retired

Being in a state of having stopped working for retirement.

vi Những người hồi hưu thường thích đi dạo vào buổi sáng.

en Retired people often like to take walks in the morning.

Parts
hồi / hưu / 回休
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
回休
Candidates by syllable
hồi 回 hưu 休
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
về hưu / giải nghệ / trí sĩ / nghỉ hưu …
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Use
triệu hồi / hồi hộp / phản hồi / hồi âm …
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