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退 tuì Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
tuì | tui4
English translation
to retreat
to decline
to move back
to withdraw
to retreat, to step back, to withdraw

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About 退 tuì

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HSK level

5

Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

退 tuì

Contains the radical

辶 chuò

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

walk

Etymology of 退 tuì

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿺辶艮

Semantic compound

辶 chuò

Phonetic compound

艮 gěn

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of a foot (止 zhǐ ) retreating back to a safe place. The 辶 chuò (walk) component was added later.

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Example sentences using 退 tuì

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她 tā 隐退 yǐn tuì 二十年后 Hòu 又 yòu 东山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ .

After a quietus of twenty years she returned.

眯 mí 起 qǐ 眼 yǎn 或者 huòzhě 从 Cóng 屏幕 píngmù 前 qián 后 Hòu 退 tuì 几 jī 步 Bù 来 lái 检视 jiǎn shì 下 xià 明暗关系 guānxi .

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天 tiān 呀 ya ! 我们 wǒmen 真 zhēn 是 shì 进退两难 jìn tuì liǎng nán .

Bless my heart ! We are in a fix.

高 Gāo 水位 shuǐ wèi 退 tuì 去 qù 了 le .

The high water receded.

保罗 Bǎo luó 刚 gāng 退 tuì 哨 shào .

Paul has just come off sentry.

Words with 退 tuì

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
退 tuì to retreat退 tuì
退出 tuì chū to withdraw退出 tuì chū
退休 tuìxiū to retire退休 tuìxiū
后退 hòu tuì to recoil後退
撤退 chètuì to retreat撤退 chètuì
退役 tuì yì to demobilize退役 tuì yì
退缩 tuì suō to cower退縮
退回 tuì huí to send back退回 tuì huí
衰退 shuāituì to decline衰退 shuāituì
退学 tuì xué to quit school退學
退还 tuì huán to send back退還
倒退 dào tuì to fall back倒退 dào tuì
退伍 tuì wǔ to be discharged from military service退伍 tuì wǔ
退化 tuì huà atrophy退化 tuì huà
退货 tuì huò to return merchandise退貨
退税 tuì shuì tax rebate or refund退稅
减退 jiǎn tuì to ebb減退
消退 xiāo tuì to wane消退 xiāo tuì
退路 tuì lù a way out退路 tuì lù
退休金 tuì xiū jīn pension退休金 tuì xiū jīn
退款 tuì kuǎn to refund退款 tuì kuǎn
辞退 cí tuì to dismiss辭退
击退 jī tuì to beat back擊退
退伍军人 tuì wǔ jūn rén veteran退伍軍人

退 tuì Decomposition & Compounds

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退 tuì Decomposition

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退 tuì Compounds

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