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退步

tuì bù
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. to do less well than before
  2. 2. to make a concession
  3. 3. setback
  4. 4. backward step
  5. 5. leeway
  6. 6. room to maneuver
  7. 7. fallback

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
进步
jìn bù

progress; improvement

opposite of regression or decline

Related words

2 items
让步
ràng bù

to concede

making a concession
回落
huí luò

to fall back

drop back after rising

Usage notes

Collocations

退步 often collocates with 有 (yǒu) meaning 'there is a decline' or 出现 (chūxiàn) meaning 'a decline appears'.

Example Sentences

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他的成绩 退步 了。
His grades have declined.

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Child Words of 退步

步
bù

a step

退
tuì

to retreat; to withdraw