Meaning
retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw
Chinese: 移动。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tui” becomes a different word in each tone. 退 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 退出tuì chūto withdraw; to abort; to quit; to log out (computing)
- 退休tuì xiūto retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
- 退步tuì bùto do less well than before; to make a concession; setback; backward step
- 后退hòu tuìto recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
- 撤退chè tuìto retreat
Example Sentence
这件衣服太小了，我想退货。Zhè jiàn yī fu tài xiǎo le, wǒ xiǎng tuì huò.This piece of clothing is too small; I want to return it.
这Zhèthis件jiànitem衣服yī fuclothes太tàitoo小xiǎosmall了le(completed action)，我wǒI想xiǎngto think (about)退货tuì huòto return merchandise。