退
tuìㄊㄨㄟˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: THOÁI
Traditional: 退
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4
Meaning(verb)
to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline
Common: 退货 (return goods), 退票 (refund a ticket), 退休 (retire).
Examples
请往后退一步。
qǐng wǎng hòu tuì yí bù.
Please step back.
这件衣服太小了,我想退。
zhè jiàn yī fu tài xiǎo le, wǒ xiǎng tuì.
This shirt is too small; I want to return it.
孩子吃了药,烧已经退了。
hái zi chī le yào, shāo yǐ jīng tuì le.
The child took medicine and the fever has gone down.
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Stroke order
THOÁI · 9 strokes
to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline
Related words
- 退休 tuì xiū — to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
- 退步 tuì bù — to do less well than before; to make a concession; setback; backward step; leeway; room to maneuver; fallback
- 撤退 chè tuì — to retreat
- 衰退 shuāi tuì — to decline; to fall; to drop; to falter; a decline; recession (in economics)