退

tuì

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Definitions

  1. 1. to retreat; to withdraw
  2. 2. to reject; to return (sth)
  3. 3. to decline

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 退

后退
hòu tuì

to recoil

撤退
chè tuì

to retreat

衰退
shuāi tuì

to decline

辞退
cí tuì

to dismiss

退休
tuì xiū

to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement

退休金
tuì xiū jīn

retirement pay

退出
tuì chū

to withdraw

退却
tuì què

to retreat

退回
tuì huí

to return (an item)

退学
tuì xué

to quit school

退役
tuì yì

to retire from the military, sport etc

退步
tuì bù

to do less well than before

退票
tuì piào

to bounce (a check)

退缩
tuì suō

to shrink back

退让
tuì ràng

to move aside

一退六二五
yī tuì liù èr wǔ

see 一推六二五[yī tuī liù èr wǔ]

三退
sān tuì

withdrawal from the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Young Pioneers of China

不知进退
bù zhī jìn tuì

not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety

中途退场
zhōng tú tuì chǎng

to leave in the middle of the play

促退
cù tuì

to hinder

倒退
dào tuì

to fall back

全身而退
quán shēn ér tuì

to escape unscathed; to get through in one piece

劝退
quàn tuì

to try to persuade sb to give up (their job, plans etc)

包退
bāo tuì

to guarantee refund (for faulty or unsatisfactory goods)

包退换
bāo tuì huàn

to guarantee refund or replacement (of faulty or unsatisfactory goods)

告退
gào tuì

to ask for leave to withdraw

回退
huí tuì

to revert (computing)

多退少补
duō tuì shǎo bǔ

(after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment)

学如逆水行舟,不进则退
xué rú nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì

study is like rowing upstream – if you don't keep pushing forward, you fall behind

小三劝退师
xiǎo sān quàn tuì shī

consultant who breaks up sb's extramarital relationship for a fee

屏退
bǐng tuì

to send away

引退
yǐn tuì

to retire from office

快退
kuài tuì

fast-rewind (media player)

恬退
tián tuì

contented

打退
dǎ tuì

to beat back

打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ

lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)

击退
jī tuì

to beat back

败退
bài tuì

to retreat in defeat

斥退
chì tuì

to dismiss (from a post)

早退
zǎo tuì

to leave early (before the stipulated finishing time)

消退
xiāo tuì

to wane

减退
jiǎn tuì

to ebb

无路可退
wú lù kě tuì

without a retreat route

知难而退
zhī nán ér tuì

lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom)

节节败退
jié jié bài tuì

to retreat again and again in defeat

经济衰退
jīng jì shuāi tuì

(economic) recession

临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网
lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng

better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)

临阵退缩
lín zhèn tuì suō

to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)

蘅塘退士
héng táng tuì shì

assumed name of Sun Zhu 孫誅|孙诛[sūn zhū] (1711-1778), poet and compiler of Three Hundred Tang Poems 唐詩三百首|唐诗三百首[táng shī sān bǎi shǒu]

衰退期
shuāi tuì qī

recession (in economics)

退下
tuì xià

to retire

退下金
tuì xià jīn

retirement pension

退件
tuì jiàn

to reject (visa application etc)

退任
tuì rèn

to retire

退伍
tuì wǔ

to be discharged from military service

退伍军人
tuì wǔ jūn rén

veteran

退伍军人节
tuì wǔ jūn rén jié

Veterans' Day

退休金双轨制
tuì xiū jīn shuāng guǐ zhì

see 養老金雙軌制|养老金双轨制[yǎng lǎo jīn shuāng guǐ zhì]

退位
tuì wèi

to abdicate

退保
tuì bǎo

to lapse (or terminate) an insurance

退冰
tuì bīng

to thaw (frozen food)

退出运行
tuì chū yùn xíng

to decommission

退化
tuì huà

to degenerate

退场
tuì chǎng

to leave a place where some event is taking place

退婚
tuì hūn

to break off an engagement

退守
tuì shǒu

to retreat and defend

退居二线
tuì jū èr xiàn

to withdraw to the second line of duty

退市
tuì shì

to be delisted (of a listed stock)

退席
tuì xí

to absent oneself from a meeting

退庭
tuì tíng

to retire from the courtroom

退后
tuì hòu

to stand back

退思园
tuì sī yuán

Retreat and Reflection Garden in Tongli, Jiangsu

退房
tuì fáng

to check out of a hotel room

退换
tuì huàn

to exchange (a purchased item)

退换货
tuì huàn huò

to return a product for another item

退散
tuì sàn

to retreat and scatter

退格键
tuì gé jiàn

backspace (keyboard)

退款
tuì kuǎn

to refund

退水
tuì shuǐ

to divert water

退潮
tuì cháo

(of a tide) to ebb or go out

退火
tuì huǒ

annealing (metallurgy)

退热
tuì rè

to reduce fever

退烧
tuì shāo

to reduce fever

退烧药
tuì shāo yào

antipyretic (drug to reduce fever, such as sulfanilamide)

退片
tuì piàn

to eject (media player)

退税
tuì shuì

tax rebate or refund

退缴
tuì jiǎo

to make restitution

退群
tuì qún

to withdraw from a group

退而求其次
tuì ér qiú qí cì

to settle for second best

退耕还林
tuì gēng huán lín

restoring agricultural land to forest

退落
tuì luò

to subside

退行
tuì xíng

to recede

退行性
tuì xíng xìng

degenerative

退订
tuì dìng

to cancel (a booking)

退货
tuì huò

to return merchandise

退赛
tuì sài

to pull out of the competition

退路
tuì lù

a way out

退选
tuì xuǎn

to withdraw from an election

退避
tuì bì

to withdraw

退避三舍
tuì bì sān shè

lit. to retreat ninety li (idiom)

退还
tuì huán

to return (sth borrowed etc); to send back; to refund; to rebate

退钱
tuì qián

to refund money

退关
tuì guān

shut-out, container or consigment not carried on the intended vessel or aircraft

退院
tuì yuàn

to leave the hospital

退隐
tuì yǐn

to withdraw from the fray and live in seclusion

退黑激素
tuì hēi jī sù

melatonin

退党
tuì dǎng

to withdraw from a political party

逆水行舟,不进则退
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì

like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)

逐退
zhú tuì

to drive back (attackers)

进退
jìn tuì

to advance or retreat

进退不得
jìn tuì bù dé

can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver

进退中绳
jìn tuì zhōng shéng

to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible

进退两难
jìn tuì liǎng nán

no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma

进退失据
jìn tuì shī jù

no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss

进退有常
jìn tuì yǒu cháng

to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible

进退为难
jìn tuì wéi nán

no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma

进退无路
jìn tuì wú lù

to have no alternative (idiom)

进退维谷
jìn tuì wéi gǔ

no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma

进退自如
jìn tuì zì rú

free to come and go (idiom)

进道若退
jìn dào ruò tuì

progress seems like regress (the Book of Dao 道德經|道德经[dào dé jīng], Chpt. 41)

闪退
shǎn tuì

(of a mobile app) to crash on startup

隐退
yǐn tuì

to retire (from society, esp. from politics)

革退
gé tuì

to dismiss from a post

黜退
chù tuì

to demote