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