tuì

退

ReadWriteQuiz

Chinese dictionary
Show pinyin

  • 1

    v.retreat

    • dí rén yǐ jīng tuì le

      敌人已经退

      The enemy has retreated.

    • tā wǎng hòu tuì le jǐ bù

      往后退

      He stepped back a few paces.

    • tā tuì chū rén qún

      退人群

      She backed out of the crowd.

    antonym
  • 2

    v.quit; withdraw from

    • tā cóng sān nián qián jiù tuì le xué

      退

      She dropped out three years ago.

    • tā cóng lǐng dǎo gǎng wèi shang tuì xià lai

      领导岗位退下来

      He retired from his position of leadership.

    • tā tuì le wǔ dǎo péi xùn bān

      退舞蹈培训班

      He dropped out of dance class.

  • 3

    v.give back

    • tā bǎ fáng zi tuì le

      房子退

      She gave up the house.

    • kōng píng bù tuì

      退

      Empty bottles are not refundable.

    • bǎ duō shōu de huò kuǎn tuì gěi gù kè

      货款退顾客

      Refund the overcharge to the customer.

  • 4

    v.recede; ebb

    • rè dù tuì le

      热度退

      The temperature has gone back down.

    • hóng shuǐ tuì le

      洪水退

      The floodwater receded.

    • tā de shāo yǐ jīng tuì le

      已经退

      His fever has dropped.

    synonym
  • 5

    v.cause to move back

    • tuì dí

      退

      repulse the enemy

    • tuì bīng

      退

      retreat

    antonym
  • 6

    v.cancel

    • tuì qīn

      退

      break off an engagement

    • tuì diàn

      退

      cancel a tenancy

Words and phrases with 退

  • 退后
    [word]fall behind
  • 退步
    [word]fall behind; room for manoeuvre
  • 退走
    [word]retreat
  • 退换
    [word]refund something in exchange for something more suitable
  • 退票
    [word]return/cancel a ticket; a returned/unused ticket
  • 退潮
    [word]ebb tide
  • 退变
    [word]regression
  • 退伍
    [word]retire or be discharged from active military service
  • 退隐
    [word]retire from public service to life in seclusion
  • 退避贤路
    [idiom]retreat from the path of worthies
  • 退让贤路
    [idiom]let an abler person take the place
  • 退思补过
    [idiom]think of... after retiring and amend errors
  • 退归林下
    [idiom]retire from public life
  • 退一步想
    [idiom]on second thought
  • 退避三舍
    [idiom]give way to avoid a conflict

Similar-form characters to 退

Chinese Characters with pinyin tuì

  • take off clothes; shed feathers
  • exuviate; exuviate