退

To retreat in Chinese: 退 (tuì)

tuì

to retreat

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to retreat; to withdraw
  2. 2to reject; to return (sth)
  3. 3to decline

Stroke order

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退

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄨㄟˋ

tuì

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 往后退点。

    wǎng hòu tuì diǎn。

    Back off.

  • 你退烧了吗？

    nǐ tuì shāo le ma？

    Has the fever gone down?

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Related words

退步

tuì bù

to do less well than before

退休

tuì xiū

to retire (from the workforce)

退出

tuì chū

to withdraw

退票

tuì piào

to bounce (a check)

辞退

cí tuì

to dismiss

后退

hòu tuì

to recoil

衰退

shuāi tuì

to decline

退回

tuì huí

to return (an item)

退却

tuì què

to retreat

退让

tuì ràng

to move aside

退缩

tuì suō

to shrink back

退学

tuì xué

to quit school

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