退 tuì

step back, retreat, withdraw

HSK 5 #723

DEFINITIONS

  • step back, retreat, withdraw
  • to retreat
  • to decline
  • to move back
  • to withdraw

STROKES

WORDS

退守 tuì shǒu to retreat and defend; to withdraw and maintain one's guard
退冰 tuì bīng to thaw (frozen food); to bring to room temperature
退党 tuì dǎng to withdraw from a political party
一退六二五 yī tuì liù èr wǔ lit. 1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule); fig. to deny responsibility; to pass the buck; also written 一推六二五[yi1 tui4 liu4 er4 wu3]
三退 sān tuì withdrawal from the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Young Pioneers of China
不知进退 bù zhī jìn tuì not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
不知進退 bù zhī jìn tuì not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
中途退场 zhōng tú tuì chǎng to leave in the middle of the play; (fig.) to leave before the matter is concluded
中途退場 zhōng tú tuì chǎng to leave in the middle of the play; (fig.) to leave before the matter is concluded
促退 cù tuì to hinder; to prevent (forward progress)
全身而退 quán shēn ér tuì to escape unscathed; to get through in one piece
勸退 quàn tuì to try to persuade sb to give up (their job, plans etc)
包退 bāo tuì to guarantee refund (for faulty or unsatisfactory goods)
包退换 bāo tuì huàn to guarantee refund or replacement (of faulty or unsatisfactory goods)
包退換 bāo tuì huàn to guarantee refund or replacement (of faulty or unsatisfactory goods)
回退 huí tuì to revert (computing); to return (a package or letter) to the sender
多退少补 duō tuì shǎo bǔ (after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment)
多退少補 duō tuì shǎo bǔ (after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment)
学如逆水行舟，不进则退 xué rú nì shuǐ xíng zhōu ， bù jìn zé tuì Study is like rowing upstream: no advance is to drop back
學如逆水行舟，不進則退 xué rú nì shuǐ xíng zhōu ， bù jìn zé tuì Study is like rowing upstream: no advance is to drop back
小三劝退师 xiǎo sān quàn tuì shī consultant who breaks up sb's extramarital relationship for a fee
小三勸退師 xiǎo sān quàn tuì shī consultant who breaks up sb's extramarital relationship for a fee
屏退 bǐng tuì to send away; to dismiss (servants etc); to retire from public life
後退 hòu tuì to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
快退 kuài tuì fast-rewind (media player)
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