退居二线 |
tuì jū èr xiàn |
to withdraw to the second line of duty / to resign from a leading post (and assume an advisory post) |
退 |
tuì |
to retreat; to withdraw / to reject; to return (sth) / to decline |
居 |
Jū |
surname Ju |
居 |
jī |
(archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude |
居 |
jū |
to reside / to be (in a certain position) / to store up / to be at a standstill / residence / house / restaurant / classifier for bedrooms |
二 |
èr |
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid |
线 |
xiàn |
variant of 线 |
线 |
xiàn |
thread / string / wire / line / CL:条,股,根 / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) |