告退 Traditional form: 告退 Pinyin (reading): gàotuì Definitions: to petition for retirement (old) to ask for leave to withdraw to ask to be excused Characters: 告 - to tell, to inform, to announce; to accuse 退 - to retreat, to step back, to withdraw Traditional characters: 告 - to tell, to inform, to announce; to accuse 退 - to retreat, to step back, to withdraw