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撤退 chètuì

撤退 chètuì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 1 English Translations of the word 撤退 chètuì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chètuì | che4 tui4
English translation
to retreat

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Traditional form

撤退 chètuì

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 撤退 chètuì

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chè

Positional decomposition

扌育攵

Number of Strokes

15
退 tuì

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

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

Phonetic compound

gěn

Semantic compound

chuò

Positional decomposition

辶艮

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 撤退 chètuì

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士兵 shìbīng men yòng guāng le 弹药 dàn yào ,不得不 bùdébù 撤退 chètuì .

The soldiers ran out of ammunition and had to withdraw.

损失 sǔnshī 数百人之后 zhī hòu 他们 tā men de 士兵 shìbīng 被迫 bèi pò 灰溜溜 huī liū liū de 撤退 chètuì

Their soldiers had to retreat ignominiously after losing hundreds of lives.

撤退 chètuì de 士兵 shìbīng 汽油 qìyóu 浇到住宅 zhùzhái 商店 shāngdiàn shǎng bìng 放火 fàng huǒ 焚烧 fén shāo

Retreating soldiers were dousing homes and shops with petrol and setting them on fire.

步兵团受到 shòudào 火力 huǒ lì 攻击 gōngjī shí 比利时人 Xiàng Hòu 撤退 chètuì

The Belgians fell back as the infantry came under fire.

1942 Nián 6 yuè ,英国 Yīng guó 第八 jūn 全面 quánmiàn 撤退 chètuì .

In June 1942, the British 8th Army was in full retreat.

撤退 chètuì Decomposition

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撤退 chètuì Compounds

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