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退

tuì
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 3

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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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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 9409625)

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Words Containing 退

退路
tuì lù

a way out

退婚
tuì hūn

to break off an engagement

进退
jìn tuì

to advance or retreat

退隐
tuì yǐn

to withdraw from the fray and live in seclusion

退役
tuì yì

to retire from the military, sport etc

退伍军人
tuì wǔ jūn rén

veteran

退行
tuì xíng

to recede

闪退
shǎn tuì

(of a mobile app) to crash on startup

退火
tuì huǒ

annealing (metallurgy)

包退换
bāo tuì huàn

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

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

击退
jī tuì

to beat back

退还
tuì huán

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

退黑激素
tuì hēi jī sù

melatonin

早退
zǎo tuì

to leave early (before the stipulated finishing time)

倒退
dào tuì

to fall back

退关
tuì guān

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

退居二线
tuì jū èr xiàn

to withdraw to the second line of duty

退而求其次
tuì ér qiú qí cì

to settle for second best

隐退
yǐn tuì

to retire (from society, esp. from politics)

促退
cù tuì

to hinder

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)

回退
huí tuì

to revert (computing)

退出运行
tuì chū yùn xíng

to decommission

退让
tuì ràng

to move aside

退市
tuì shì

to be delisted (of a listed stock)

进退有常
jìn tuì yǒu cháng

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

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)

退避
tuì bì

to withdraw

退税
tuì shuì

tax rebate or refund

退行性
tuì xíng xìng

degenerative

退化
tuì huà

to degenerate

败退
bài tuì

to retreat in defeat

知难而退
zhī nán ér tuì

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

快退
kuài tuì

fast-rewind (media player)

打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ

lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)

进退中绳
jìn tuì zhōng shéng

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

退耕还林
tuì gēng huán lín

restoring agricultural land to forest

无路可退
wú lù kě tuì

without a retreat route

全身而退
quán shēn ér tuì

to escape unscathed; to get through in one piece

退潮
tuì cháo

(of a tide) to ebb or go out

退守
tuì shǒu

to retreat and defend

退换
tuì huàn

to exchange (a purchased item)

退选
tuì xuǎn

to withdraw from an election

退任
tuì rèn

to retire

后退
hòu tuì

to recoil

退保
tuì bǎo

to lapse (or terminate) an insurance

减退
jiǎn tuì

to ebb

劝退
quàn tuì

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

逐退
zhú tuì

to drive back (attackers)

退步
tuì bù

to do less well than before

节节败退
jié jié bài tuì

to retreat again and again in defeat

退院
tuì yuàn

to leave the hospital

退思园
tuì sī yuán

Retreat and Reflection Garden in Tongli, Jiangsu

退缩
tuì suō

to shrink back

退回
tuì huí

to return (an item)

退冰
tuì bīng

to thaw (frozen food)

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]

引退
yǐn tuì

to retire from office

退票
tuì piào

to bounce (a check)

退出
tuì chū

to withdraw

屏退
bǐng tuì

to send away

退休
tuì xiū

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

包退
bāo tuì

to guarantee refund (for faulty or unsatisfactory goods)

革退
gé tuì

to dismiss from a post

进退无路
jìn tuì wú lù

to have no alternative (idiom)

退赛
tuì sài

to pull out of the competition

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)

进退为难
jìn tuì wéi nán

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

退换货
tuì huàn huò

to return a product for another item

退货
tuì huò

to return merchandise

退场
tuì chǎng

to leave a place where some event is taking place

退下
tuì xià

to retire

消退
xiāo tuì

to wane

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]

退订
tuì dìng

to cancel (a booking)

辞退
cí tuì

to dismiss

一退六二五
yī tuì liù èr wǔ

see 一推六二五[yī tuī liù èr wǔ]

告退
gào tuì

to ask for leave to withdraw

打退
dǎ tuì

to beat back

退学
tuì xué

to quit school

退件
tuì jiàn

to reject (visa application etc)

退避三舍
tuì bì sān shè

lit. to retreat ninety li (idiom)

临阵退缩
lín zhèn tuì suō

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

撤退
chè tuì

to retreat

退群
tuì qún

to withdraw from a group

退散
tuì sàn

to retreat and scatter

退后
tuì hòu

to stand back

退伍
tuì wǔ

to be discharged from military service

黜退
chù tuì

to demote

退款
tuì kuǎn

to refund

退格键
tuì gé jiàn

backspace (keyboard)

三退
sān tuì

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

退位
tuì wèi

to abdicate

退下金
tuì xià jīn

retirement pension

进退两难
jìn tuì liǎng nán

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

进退不得
jìn tuì bù dé

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

进退维谷
jìn tuì wéi gǔ

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

衰退
shuāi tuì

to decline

退烧
tuì shāo

to reduce fever

退休金
tuì xiū jīn

retirement pay

退钱
tuì qián

to refund money

退热
tuì rè

to reduce fever

退却
tuì què

to retreat

退房
tuì fáng

to check out of a hotel room

退伍军人节
tuì wǔ jūn rén jié

Veterans' Day

经济衰退
jīng jì shuāi tuì

(economic) recession

恬退
tián tuì

contented

退烧药
tuì shāo yào

antipyretic (drug to reduce fever, such as sulfanilamide)

退水
tuì shuǐ

to divert water

退席
tuì xí

to absent oneself from a meeting

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)

小三劝退师
xiǎo sān quàn tuì shī

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

进退失据
jìn tuì shī jù

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

退落
tuì luò

to subside

衰退期
shuāi tuì qī

recession (in economics)

退党
tuì dǎng

to withdraw from a political party

退缴
tuì jiǎo

to make restitution

退庭
tuì tíng

to retire from the courtroom

中途退场
zhōng tú tuì chǎng

to leave in the middle of the play

退片
tuì piàn

to eject (media player)

进退自如
jìn tuì zì rú

free to come and go (idiom)

斥退
chì tuì

to dismiss (from a post)

不知进退
bù zhī jìn tuì

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