退居

tuìjū
  1. (literary) to retire from public service; to live in seclusion (away from court)
  2. (literary) to withdraw; to conceal oneself
  3. to retire from public service; to live in seclusion (away from court)
  4. to withdraw; to conceal oneself

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 退 tuì
  1. to retreat; to withdraw
  2. to reject; to return (sth)
  3. to decline
=2 居 Jū surname Ju
=2 居 jī (archaic) sentence-final particle expressing a doubting attitude
=2 居 jū
  1. to reside
  2. to be (in a certain position)
  3. to store up
  4. to be at a standstill
  5. residence
  6. house
  7. restaurant
  8. classifier for bedrooms
=2 居 jù
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 倨 (jù, “haughty”)
  2. alternative form of 倨 (jù, “haughty”)

Containing this entry

退居二線 tuìjūèrxiàn
  1. to withdraw to the second line of duty
  2. to resign from a leading post (and assume an advisory post)