中退(ちゅうたい)

ちゅうたい
noun / verb-suru
dropping out of school
1. dropping out, leaving school before graduation
Withdrawing from a school or university before completing the course of study. Short for 中途(ちゅうと)退学(たいがく).
大学(だいがく)を中退(ちゅうたい)した。
I dropped out of college.
高校(こうこう)中退(ちゅうたい)から社長(しゃちょう)になった。
He went from high school dropout to company president.
経済的(けいざいてき)な理由(りゆう)で大学(だいがく)を中退(ちゅうたい)せざるを得(え)なかった。
I had no choice but to drop out of college for financial reasons.

ABBREVIATION:
Short for 中途(ちゅうと)退学(たいがく) (leaving school midway).

USAGE:
On resumes, 中退(ちゅうたい) is listed after the school name (e.g., 〇〇大学(だいがく)中退(ちゅうたい)). It is not inherently negative and some successful people are known as 中退(ちゅうたい)者(しゃ).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 大学(だいがく)中退(ちゅうたい): college dropout
  • 高校(こうこう)中退(ちゅうたい): high school dropout
  • 中退(ちゅうたい)者(しゃ): person who dropped out
  • 中退(ちゅうたい)率(りつ): dropout rate
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