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Hanzi

退 / 退

Traditional
退
Simplified
退

to retreat; to withdraw/to reject; to return (sth)/to decline

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

tuì

Bopomofo

ㄊㄨㄟˋ

Jyutping

teoi3

Example sentences

退 tuì
他決定退掉那張機票。
他决定退掉那张机票。

He decided to return that plane ticket.

則 / 则 zé
學習不進則退。
学习不进则退。

In studying, if you do not advance, you will retreat.

退出 tuìchū
由於身體原因，他決定退出這場比賽。
由于身体原因，他决定退出这场比赛。

Due to health reasons, he decided to withdraw from this competition.

倒退 dàotuì
看到車子突然靠近，他連忙倒退幾步。
看到车子突然靠近，他连忙倒退几步。

When he saw the car suddenly come close, he quickly stepped back several paces.

撤退 chètuì
指揮官下令部隊立即撤退。
指挥官下令部队立即撤退。

The commander ordered the troops to retreat immediately.

下達 / 下达 xiàdá
上級已經下達了撤退的命令。
上级已经下达了撤退的命令。

The higher-ups have already issued the order to retreat.

Example Vocabulary

退

tui4

to retreat; to decline; to return; to withdraw

退出

tui4'chu1

to withdraw; to quit; to exit

倒退

dao4'tui4

to move backward; to step back; to regress

后退

撤退

che4'tui4

to retreat; to withdraw; to pull back

早退

zao3'tui4

消退

xiao1'tui4

告退

gao4'tui4

引退

yin3'tui4

打退

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