减退 減退
减退 減退 jiǎn tuì ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄨㄟˋ gaam2 teoi3
- to ebb
- to go down
- to decline
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More words with these characters
减 減
- 削减 削減 xuē jiǎn ㄒㄩㄝ ㄐㄧㄢˇ soek3 gaam2 to cut down
- 减免 減免 jiǎn miǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˇ gaam2 min5 to reduce or waive (taxes, punishment, rent, tuition etc)
- 减压 減壓 jiǎn yā ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄚ gaam2 aat3 to reduce pressure
- 减少 減少 jiǎn shǎo ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄠˇ gaam2 siu2 to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower
- 减弱 減弱 jiǎn ruò ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄖㄨㄛˋ gaam2 joek6 to weaken; to diminish
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- 减肥 減肥 jiǎn féi ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄟˊ gaam2 fei4 to lose weight
- 减轻 減輕 jiǎn qīng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄥ gaam2 heng1 to lighten
- 减速 減速 jiǎn sù ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄙㄨˋ gaam2 cuk1 to reduce speed; to slow down
- 衰减 衰減 shuāi jiǎn ㄕㄨㄞ ㄐㄧㄢˇ seoi1 gaam2 to weaken
- 裁减 裁減 cái jiǎn ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ coi4 gaam2 to reduce
- 删减 刪減 shān jiǎn ㄕㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˇ saan1 gaam2 to abridge (a text)
- 增减 增減 zēng jiǎn ㄗㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ zang1 gaam2 to add or subtract
- 宽减 寬減 kuān jiǎn ㄎㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄢˇ fun1 gaam2 tax relief
- 平减 平減 píng jiǎn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ping4 gaam2 to deflate
- 抵减 抵減 dǐ jiǎn ㄉㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄢˇ dai2 gaam2 to claim a credit against
- 减低 減低 jiǎn dī ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄧ gaam2 dai1 to lower
- 减俸 減俸 jiǎn fèng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄥˋ gaam2 fung2 to lower salary
- 减价 減價 jiǎn jià ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ gaam2 gaa3 to cut prices
- 减分 減分 jiǎn fēn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄣ gaam2 fan1 to deduct points; to lose points
- 减刑 減刑 jiǎn xíng ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ gaam2 jing4 to reduce penalty
退
- 后退 後退 hòu tuì ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ hau6 teoi3 to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
- 衰退 shuāi tuì ㄕㄨㄞ ㄊㄨㄟˋ seoi1 teoi3 to decline
- 辞退 辭退 cí tuì ㄘˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ci4 teoi3 to dismiss
- 退休 tuì xiū ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡ teoi3 jau1 to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
- 退出 tuì chū ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨ teoi3 ceot1 to withdraw
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- 退化 tuì huà ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ teoi3 faa3 to degenerate
- 退却 退卻 tuì què ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ teoi3 koek3 to retreat
- 退回 tuì huí ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ teoi3 wui4 to return (an item)
- 退学 退學 tuì xué ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ teoi3 hok6 to quit school
- 退役 tuì yì ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄧˋ teoi3 jik6 (of military personnel or athletes) to retire
- 退步 tuì bù ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ teoi3 bou6 to do less well than before
- 退票 tuì piào ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄆㄧㄠˋ teoi3 piu3 to bounce (a check)
- 退缩 退縮 tuì suō ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄛ teoi3 suk1 to shrink back; to cower
- 退让 退讓 tuì ràng ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄤˋ teoi3 joeng6 to move aside
- 退休金 tuì xiū jīn ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄣ teoi3 jau1 gam1 retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement
- 三退 sān tuì ㄙㄢ ㄊㄨㄟˋ saam1 teoi3 withdrawal from the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Young Pioneers of China
- 促退 cù tuì ㄘㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ cuk1 teoi3 to hinder progress
- 倒退 dào tuì ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ dou3 teoi3 to fall back
- 劝退 勸退 quàn tuì ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ hyun3 teoi3 to try to persuade sb to give up (their job, plans etc)
- 包退 bāo tuì ㄅㄠ ㄊㄨㄟˋ baau1 teoi3 to guarantee refund (for faulty or unsatisfactory goods)
Idioms with these characters
- 加减乘除 加減乘除 jiā jiǎn chéng chú ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄨˊ gaa1 gaam2 sing4 ceoi4 (idiom) addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic
- 偷工减料 偷工減料 tōu gōng jiǎn liào ㄊㄡ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ tau1 gung1 gaam2 liu2 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
- 有增无减 有增無減 yǒu zēng wú jiǎn ㄧㄡˇ ㄗㄥ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ jau5 zang1 mou4 gaam2 to increase without letup
- 不知进退 不知進退 bù zhī jìn tuì ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ bat1 zi1 zeon3 teoi3 not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
- 打退堂鼓 dǎ tuì táng gǔ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄍㄨˇ daa1 teoi3 tong4 gu2 lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
- 进退不得 進退不得 jìn tuì bù dé ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ zeon3 teoi3 bat1 dak1 can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver
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- 进退两难 進退兩難 jìn tuì liǎng nán ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄋㄢˊ zeon3 teoi3 loeng5 naan4 no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
- 进退失据 進退失據 jìn tuì shī jù ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄕ ㄐㄩˋ zeon3 teoi3 sat1 geoi3 no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss
- 进退维谷 進退維谷 jìn tuì wéi gǔ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨˇ zeon3 teoi3 wai4 guk1 no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
- 进退为难 進退為難 jìn tuì wéi nán ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ zeon3 teoi3 wai4 naan4 no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
- 进退无路 進退無路 jìn tuì wú lù ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄨˊ ㄌㄨˋ zeon3 teoi3 mou4 lou6 to have no alternative (idiom)
- 进退有常 進退有常 jìn tuì yǒu cháng ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄤˊ zeon3 teoi3 jau5 soeng4 to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
- 进退中绳 進退中繩 jìn tuì zhōng shéng ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄥˊ zeon3 teoi3 zung1 sing4 to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
Example sentences
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药效 藥效 开始 開始 渐渐 漸漸 减退 減退 。
The effects of the medicine were wearing off.
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