退
缩

To shrink back in Chinese: 退缩 (tuì suō)

tuì suō

to shrink back

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 退縮1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to shrink back
  2. 2to cower

Stroke order

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退
缩

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄨㄟˋ

tuì

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄙㄨㄛ

suō

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄛ/ o—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

退缩

Simplified

退縮

Traditional

Example sentences

See 退缩 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 遇到危险，他从不退缩。

    yù dào wēi xiǎn， tā cóng bú tuì suō。

    When facing danger, he never shrinks back.

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Related words

退

tuì

to retreat

缩

suō

to withdraw

缩短

suō duǎn

to curtail

缩小

suō xiǎo

to reduce

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

紧缩

jǐn suō

(economics) to reduce

浓缩

nóng suō

to concentrate (a liquid)

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