退役

Traditional form:

退役

Pinyin (reading):

tuìyì

Definitions:

• (of military personnel or athletes) to retire
• (of outdated equipment) to be decommissioned

Characters:

• 退 - to retreat, to step back, to withdraw
• 役 - servant, laborer; service; to serve

Traditional characters:

• 退 - to retreat, to step back, to withdraw
• 役 - servant, laborer; service; to serve