退休 tuì xiū to retire (from the workforce) / to go into retirement syn 致敬 zhì jìng to salute / to pay one's respects to / to pay tribute to / to pay homage to syn 付清 fù qīng to pay in full / to pay all of a bill / to pay off syn 复出 復出 fù chū to come back out of retirement / to get involved again after having withdrawn syn 养老 養老 yǎng lǎo to provide for the elderly (family members) / to enjoy a life in retirement syn 拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to meet one's senior or superior syn 告退 gào tuì to petition for retirement (old) / to ask for leave to withdraw / to ask to be excused syn 离休 離休 lí xiū to retire / to leave work and rest (euphemism for compulsory retirement of old cadres) syn 纳福 納福 nà fú to accept a life of ease / to enjoy a comfortable retirement syn 退休年龄 退休年齡 age at retirement 拜谒 拜謁 bài yè to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to pay homage (at a monument, mausoleum etc) syn 提前退休 tí qián tuì xiū early retirement 闲居 閑居 xián jū to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement / to stay home with nothing to do / to lead a solitary life syn 补税 補稅 bǔ shuì to pay a tax one has evaded / to pay an overdue tax 还 還 huán to pay back / to return syn 注意 zhù yì to take note of / to pay attention to syn 交 jiāo to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / (of lines) to intersect / variant of 跤[jiao1] syn 理 lǐ texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up syn 付出 fù chū to pay / to expend / to invest (energy or time) syn 关注 關注 guān zhù to pay attention to / to follow sth closely / to follow (on social media) / concern / interest / attention syn 拜拜 bài bai to pay one's respects by bowing with hands in front of one's chest clasping joss sticks, or with palms pressed together / (Tw) religious ceremony in which offerings are made to a deity syn 抓紧 抓緊 zhuā jǐn to keep a firm grip on / to pay close attention to / to lose no time in (doing sth) syn 拜访 拜訪 bài fǎng to pay a visit / to call on syn 工资 工資 gōng zī wages / pay / CL:份[fen4] syn 支付 zhī fù to pay (money) syn 留意 liú yì to be mindful / to pay attention to / to take note of syn 道别 道別 dào bié to say goodbye / to bid farewell / to pay a farewell call syn 付给 付給 fù gěi to deliver / to pay syn 待遇 dài yù treatment / pay / salary / status / rank syn 密切 mì qiè close / familiar / intimate / closely (related) / to foster close ties / to pay close attention syn 理会 理會 lǐ huì to understand / to pay attention to / to take notice of syn 来访 來訪 lái fǎng to pay a visit 走动 走動 zǒu dòng to walk around / to move about / to stretch one's legs / to go for a walk / to be mobile (e.g. after an illness) / to visit one another / to socialize / to pay a visit (go to the toilet) syn 付费 付費 fù fèi to pay / to cover the costs syn 看望 kàn wàng to pay a visit to / to see (sb) syn 留心 liú xīn to be careful / to pay attention to syn 付款 fù kuǎn to pay a sum of money / payment syn 开支 開支 kāi zhī expenditures / expenses (CL:筆|笔[bi3],項|项[xiang4]) / to spend money / (coll.) to pay wages syn 注重 zhù zhòng to pay attention to / to emphasize syn 开销 開銷 kāi xiāo to pay (expenses) / expenses / (old) to dismiss (an employee) syn 置之不理 zhì zhī bù lǐ to pay no heed to (idiom) / to ignore / to brush aside syn 支出 zhī chū to spend / to pay out / expenses / expenditure syn 理睬 lǐ cǎi to heed / to pay attention to syn 只顾 只顧 zhǐ gù to focus solely on / to pay attention only to / to be preoccupied with syn 讲究 講究 jiǎng jiu to pay particular attention to / carefully selected for quality / tastefully chosen syn 预付 預付 yù fù to pay in advance / prepaid 纳税 納稅 nà shuì to pay taxes syn 不理 bù lǐ to refuse to acknowledge / to pay no attention to / to take no notice of / to ignore 结账 結賬 jié zhàng to settle accounts / to pay the bill 造访 造訪 zào fǎng to visit / to pay a visit syn 参见 參見 cān jiàn to refer to / see also / compare (cf.) / to pay respect to syn 付钱 付錢 fù qián to pay money syn 缴税 繳稅 jiǎo shuì to pay tax syn 上岸 shàng àn to go ashore / to climb ashore / (fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts) syn 赔钱 賠錢 péi qián to lose money / to pay for damages syn 分期付款 fēn qī fù kuǎn to pay in installments / payment in installments 加班费 加班費 jiā bān fèi overtime pay 预支 預支 yù zhī to pay in advance / to get payment in advance 到访 到訪 dào fǎng to pay a visit 掏腰包 tāo yāo bāo to dip into one's pocket / to pay out of pocket / to foot the bill syn 还款 還款 huán kuǎn repayment / to pay back money syn 追悼 zhuī dào to mourn / to pay last respects syn 偿命 償命 cháng mìng to pay with one's life syn 缴费 繳費 jiǎo fèi to pay a fee syn 放在眼里 放在眼裡 fàng zài yǎn lǐ to pay attention to / to care about / to attach importance to 御用 禦用 yù yòng for use by the emperor / imperial / (derog.) in the pay of the ruler 不问 不問 bù wèn to pay no attention to / to disregard / to ignore / to let go unpunished / to let off 优厚 優厚 yōu hòu generous, liberal (pay, compensation) syn 熟视无睹 熟視無睹 shú shì wú dǔ to pay no attention to a familiar sight / to ignore syn 造诣 造詣 zào yì level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge) / (archaic) to pay a visit to sb syn 赔付 賠付 péi fù to pay out / to compensate / (insurance) payment syn 赔款 賠款 péi kuǎn reparations / to pay reparations syn 缴纳 繳納 jiǎo nà to pay (taxes etc) syn 交费 交費 jiāo fèi to pay a fee syn 吃苦头 吃苦頭 chī kǔ tou to suffer / to suffer for one's actions / to pay dearly / to burn one's fingers syn 参拜 參拜 cān bài to formally call on / to worship (a God) / to pay homage to sb syn 拜会 拜會 bài huì (often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with / to pay a visit to / to call on syn 扫墓 掃墓 sǎo mù to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person) syn 不吝 bù lìn not to stint / to be generous (with praise etc) / to be prepared to (pay a fee, give of one's time etc) syn 进贡 進貢 jìn gòng to offer tribute / to pay tribute that a vassal owes to his suzerain syn 暖房 nuǎn fáng heating / central heating / greenhouse / hothouse / to pay a house-warming visit syn 倒贴 倒貼 dào tiē to lose money instead of being paid (i.e. sb should pay me, but is actually taking my money) 交纳 交納 jiāo nà to pay (taxes or dues) syn 请安 請安 qǐng ān to pay respects / to wish good health / in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千[da3 qian1]) syn 军饷 軍餉 jūn xiǎng a soldier's pay and provisions syn 归顺 歸順 guī shùn to surrender and pay allegiance to syn 拒付 jù fù to refuse to accept a payment / to refuse to pay / to stop (a check or payment) 问安 問安 wèn ān to pay one's respects / to give regards to syn 爱美 愛美 ài měi to pay attention to one's appearance / to like to be well-groomed / (literary) on very friendly terms 偿付 償付 cháng fù to pay back syn 底薪 dǐ xīn basic salary / base pay / salary floor 凭吊 憑弔 píng diào to visit a place for the memories / to pay homage to (the deceased) syn 拜年 bài nián to pay a New Year call / to wish sb a Happy New Year syn 补交 補交 bǔ jiāo to hand in after the deadline / to pay after the due date 豢养 豢養 huàn yǎng to keep (an animal) / to look after the needs of (a person or an animal) / (fig.) to keep (a spy, lackey etc) in one's pay syn 薪俸 xīn fèng salary / pay syn 给付 給付 jǐ fù to pay / payment syn 回访 回訪 huí fǎng (pay a) return visit syn 报恩 報恩 bào ēn to pay a debt of gratitude / to repay a kindness syn 