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退步
退步
tuì
bù
to do less well than before; to make a concession
HSK 2.0 · Level 5
verb
verb / noun
Meaning
tuì
bù
tui4 bu4
to do less well than before
to make a concession
setback
backward step
leeway
room to maneuver
fallback
Example sentences
shèhuì
社会
búshì
不是
zài
在
jìnbù
进步
，
érshì
而是
zài
在
tuìbù
退步
。
Social conditions are going backward rather than forward.
Words sharing a character
退出
tuì
chū
to withdraw
退休
tuì
xiū
to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
后退
hòu
tuì
to recoil
退役
tuì
yì
(of military personnel or athletes) to retire
撤退
chè
tuì
to retreat
退回
tuì
huí
to return (an item)
退缩
tuì
suō
to shrink back
衰退
shuāi
tuì
to decline
退学
tuì
xué
to quit school
退休金
tuì
xiū
jīn
retirement pay
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