nghỉ hưu

Definition

Verb (Intransitive):
- To retire: to permanently leave one's job and stop working, typically because one has reached a certain age or has worked for a sufficient number of years. This is the primary and most common meaning.
- To be retired: to be in the state of having permanently left the workforce.

Usage Examples

Verb:
- Ông ấy sẽ nghỉ hưu vào tháng tới. (He will retire next month.)
- Bà tôi đã nghỉ hưu được năm năm rồi. (My grandmother has been retired for five years.)
- Ở nhiều quốc gia, độ tuổi nghỉ hưu là 65. (In many countries, the retirement age is 65.)

Advanced Usage

"Về hưu": This is a common synonym and can be used interchangeably with "nghỉ hưu" in most contexts. It literally means "to return to retirement."
- Sau 40 năm làm việc, cuối cùng ông ấy cũng được về hưu. (After 40 years of work, he finally gets to retire.)
"Nghỉ hưu non" / "Về hưu non": To take early retirement; to retire before the official retirement age.
- Vì lý do sức khỏe, bà ấy phải nghỉ hưu non. (Due to health reasons, she had to take early retirement.)

Variants and Related Words

Hưu trí (n): Retirement (the state or period of being retired). Often used in formal or administrative contexts.
- chế độ hưu trí (the retirement regime/policy)
- lương hưu trí (retirement pension)
Người về hưu / Người hưu trí (n): A retiree; a retired person.
- Câu lạc bộ dành cho người về hưu (A club for retirees)
Nghỉ (v): To rest, to take a break, to be off (work/school). This is the root verb, meaning "to cease activity temporarily."
Hưu (n): An archaic or literary term for retirement, now almost exclusively used in the compound "nghỉ hưu" or "hưu trí."

Synonyms

Về hưu (v): To retire. (As mentioned above, a direct synonym.)
Thôi việc (v): To quit, to leave a job. (This is more general and does not imply reaching retirement age or receiving a pension; it can mean resigning at any time.)

Related Phrases / Common Collocations