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

逆水行舟，不进则退 nì shuǐ xíng zhōu ， bù jìn zé tuì like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
逆水行舟，不進則退 nì shuǐ xíng zhōu ， bù jìn zé tuì like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
逐退 zhú tuì repulse
進退 jìn tuì to advance or retreat; knowing when to come and when to leave; a sense of propriety
进退不得 jìn tuì bù dé can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver; stalled; in a dilemma; stuck in a difficult position
進退不得 jìn tuì bù dé can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver; stalled; in a dilemma; stuck in a difficult position
进退中绳 jìn tuì zhōng shéng to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
進退中繩 jìn tuì zhōng shéng to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
進退兩難 jìn tuì liǎng nán no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
进退失据 jìn tuì shī jù no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss; in a hopeless situation
進退失據 jìn tuì shī jù no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss; in a hopeless situation
进退有常 jìn tuì yǒu cháng to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
進退有常 jìn tuì yǒu cháng to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
进退为难 jìn tuì wéi nán no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
進退為難 jìn tuì wéi nán no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
进退无路 jìn tuì wú lù to have no alternative (idiom)
進退無路 jìn tuì wú lù to have no alternative (idiom)
進退維谷 jìn tuì wéi gǔ no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
进退自如 jìn tuì zì rú free to come and go (idiom); to have room to maneuver
進退自如 jìn tuì zì rú free to come and go (idiom); to have room to maneuver
进道若退 jìn dào ruò tuì progress seems like regress (the Book of Dao 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1], Chpt. 41)
進道若退 jìn dào ruò tuì progress seems like regress (the Book of Dao 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1], Chpt. 41)
闪退 shǎn tuì (of a mobile app) to crash on startup; to crash
閃退 shǎn tuì (of a mobile app) to crash on startup; to crash
隱退 yǐn tuì to retire (from society, esp. from politics); to vanish
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