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Meaning of 退

Pinyin tuì

Radical

辶

Strokes

Definition

retreat / to decline / to move back / to withdraw

Usage

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退 [tuì] （动） 1. 向后移动，与“进”相对。 (To move back; the opposite of "advance".) 2. 离开，辞去。 (To leave; to resign.) 3. 送还，不接受，撤销。 (To return; not to accept; to withdraw.) 4. 脱落。 (To fall off.) 5. 和柔的样子。 (A gentle appearance.) 6. 迟缓，畏缩。 (To be slow or timid.) 1. 向后移动，与“进”相对：～步。～路。～却。～让。倒～。 (To retreat; e.g., step back, withdraw; to yield; to go back.) 2. 离开，辞去：～席。～伍。～职。～休。引～。 (To leave or resign; e.g., to vacate a seat, leave a group, resign from a post, take a break, to invite withdrawal.) 3. 送还，不接受，撤销：～还。 (To return, not accept, or cancel; e.g., to return something.) 4. 脱落：～色。～毛。减～。 (To fall off; e.g., loss of color, shedding fur, reduction.) 5. 和柔的样子：～然。 (A gentle manner; e.g., graceful.) 6. 迟缓，畏缩：“求也～”。 (To hesitate or be timid; “Seeking also retreats.”) 天文学上称天体自东向西运行为“退”。 (In astronomy, the movement of celestial bodies from east to west is called "retreat".)

退却 tuì què

to retreat / to shrink back

退役 tuì yì

to retire from the military, sport etc / to demobilize / to decommission / retired from use

减退 jiǎn tuì

to ebb / to go down / to decline

撤退 chè tuì

to retreat

斥退 chì tuì

to dismiss (from a post) / to expel from school / to order away (servants etc)

倒退 dào tuì

to fall back / to go in reverse

溃退 kuì tuì

beat a precipitate retreat / retreat in disorder / retreat as a result of defeat

退伍 tuì wǔ

to be discharged from military service

退伍军人 tuì wǔ jūn rén

veteran

退伍兵 tuì wǔ bīng

Veterans

退休 tuì xiū

to retire / retirement (from work)

离退休 lí tuì xiū

retirement

退休金 tuì xiū jīn

retirement pay / pension

退缩 tuì suō

to shrink back / to cower

退耕还林 tuì gēng huán lín

restoring agricultural land to forest

且战且退 qiě zhàn qiě tuì

Fight and retreat

衰退 shuāi tuì

to decline / to fall / to drop / to falter / a decline / recession (in economics)

退让 tuì ràng

to move aside / to get out of the way / to back down / to concede

败退 bài tuì

to retreat in defeat

节节败退 jié jié bài tuì

to retreat again and again in defeat / to suffer defeat after defeat

退赃 tuì zāng

give up ill-gotten gains / disgorge ill-gotten gains / surrender ill-gotten gains

退赔 tuì péi

restitute / pay compensation

退出 tuì chū

to withdraw / to abort / to quit / to log out (computing)

辞退 cí tuì

to dismiss / to discharge / to fire

退还 tuì huán

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

后退 hòu tuì

to recoil / to draw back / to fall back / to retreat

击退 jī tuì

to beat back / to repel

退化 tuì huà

to degenerate / atrophy

退回 tuì huí

to return (an item) / to send back / to go back

退后 tuì hòu

back / step back / give back / fall behind

退位 tuì wèi

to abdicate

退兵 tuì bīng

retreat / withdrawal

退去 tuì qù

decorporation

退路 tuì lù

a way out / a way to retreat / leeway

进退 jìn tuì

to advance or retreat / knowing when to come and when to leave / a sense of propriety

退避 tuì bì

to withdraw

隐退 yǐn tuì

to retire (from society, esp. from politics) / to vanish