How do you say “retire” in Vietnamese?

“Retire” in Vietnamese is về hưu (to retire), hồi hưu (retired), nghỉ hưu (to retire).

Vietnamese words for “retire”

• về hưuListenverb
  Hanoi [ve˨˩ hiw˧˧] · Saigon [vej˨˩ hɨw˧˧]về falling hưu level

  to retire

  for “retire” meaning: To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.

• hồi hưuListenadjective
  Hanoi [hoj˨˩ hiw˧˧] · Saigon [hoj˨˩ hɨw˧˧]hồi falling hưu level

  retired

  for “retire” meaning: To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.

• nghỉ hưuListenverb
  Hanoi [ŋi˧˩ hiw˧˧] · Saigon [ŋɪj˨˩˦ hɨw˧˧]nghỉ dipping hưu level

  to retire

  • Tôi đã nghỉ hưu.I retired.

Related Vietnamese words

• giải nghệListenverb

  to retire

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.