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離休

简离休 · 繁離休

Mandarin · pinyin lí xiū

to retire under the special retirement system for eligible veteran Communist cadres

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離: Look up this written character
休: xiū · rest, stop; retire; do not!
离: lí · rare beast; strange; elegant

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2–1 · li2 xiu1

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verb

(of cadres and veterans) to retire with honors

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