退步

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to do less well than before; to make a concession; setback; backward step; leeway; room to maneuver; fallback

Opposite: 进步 (to progress).

Examples

• 这学期他的成绩退步了。

  zhè xué qī tā de chéng jì tuì bù le.

  His grades slipped this semester.

• 不练习，汉语水平就会退步。

  bú liàn xí, hàn yǔ shuǐ píng jiù huì tuì bù.

  If you don't practise, your Chinese will get worse.

• 比起去年，他的身体有点儿退步。

  bǐ qǐ qù nián, tā de shēn tǐ yǒu diǎn er tuì bù.

  Compared with last year, his health has declined a bit.

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