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功成身退
gōng​chéng​shēn​tuì

to retire after achieving success

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 功 gōng verbnoun
    achievement
    achievement; result; success; a positive outcome from effort
  2. 成 chéng verb
    to succeed
    to succeed; to finish; to be completed
  3. 身 shēn nounpronoun
    self
    one's own person; oneself; personally
  4. 退 tuì verbnoun
    to retire
    to resign or retire from a position, job, or organization