退居二线
Traditional form:
退居二線
Pinyin (reading):
tuìjū'èrxiàn
Definitions:
- to withdraw to the second line of duty
- to resign from a leading post (and assume an advisory post)
Characters:
- 退 - to retreat, to step back, to withdraw
- 居 - to live, to reside; to dwell; to sit
- 二 - two; twice
- 线 - line, thread, wire; clue, trail
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