后撤 後撤
后撤 後撤 hòu chè ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄜˋ hau6 cit3
- to pull back (an army)
- to retreat
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More words with these characters
后 後
- 之后 之後 zhī hòu ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ zi1 hau6 after; behind
- 事后 事後 shì hòu ㄕˋ ㄏㄡˋ si6 hau6 after the event
- 今后 今後 jīn hòu ㄐㄧㄣ ㄏㄡˋ gam1 hau6 hereafter
- 以后 以後 yǐ hòu ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ ji5 hau6 after
- 先后 先後 xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ sin1 hau6 early or late; first and last; priority
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- 其后 其後 qí hòu ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄡˋ kei4 hau6 next
- 前后 前後 qián hòu ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ cin4 hau6 around
- 幕后 幕後 mù hòu ㄇㄨˋ ㄏㄡˋ mok6 hau6 behind the scenes
- 往后 往後 wǎng hòu ㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄡˋ wong5 hau6 from now on
- 后人 後人 hòu rén ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ hau6 jan4 later generation
- 后代 後代 hòu dài ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄞˋ hau6 doi6 descendant; progeny
- 后来 後來 hòu lái ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ hau6 loi4 afterwards; later
- 后备 後備 hòu bèi ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄟˋ hau6 bei6 reserve; backup
- 后勤 後勤 hòu qín ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ hau6 kan4 logistics
- 后台 後台 hòu tái ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄞˊ hau6 toi4 backstage area
- 后天 後天 hòu tiān ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄧㄢ hau6 tin1 the day after tomorrow
- 后年 後年 hòu nián ㄏㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ hau6 nin4 the year after next
- 后悔 後悔 hòu huǐ ㄏㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄟˇ hau6 fui3 to regret; to feel remorse
- 后方 後方 hòu fāng ㄏㄡˋ ㄈㄤ hau6 fong1 the rear
- 后期 後期 hòu qī ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄧ hau6 kei4 late stage
撤
- 撤回 chè huí ㄔㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ cit3 wui4 to recall
- 撤换 撤換 chè huàn ㄔㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ cit3 wun6 to dismiss and replace (sb)
- 撤销 撤銷 chè xiāo ㄔㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄠ cit3 siu1 to repeal
- 撤离 撤離 chè lí ㄔㄜˋ ㄌㄧˊ cit3 lei4 to withdraw from
- 撤下 chè xià ㄔㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ cit3 haa6 to withdraw
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- 撤并 撤併 chè bìng ㄔㄜˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ cit3 bing3 to consolidate
- 撤侨 撤僑 chè qiáo ㄔㄜˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ cit3 kiu4 to evacuate (e.g. foreign civilians from a war zone)
- 撤兵 chè bīng ㄔㄜˋ ㄅㄧㄥ cit3 bing1 to withdraw troops
- 撤出 chè chū ㄔㄜˋ ㄔㄨ cit3 ceot1 to withdraw
- 撤掉 chè diào ㄔㄜˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ cit3 diu6 to cut
- 撤档 撤檔 chè dàng ㄔㄜˋ ㄉㄤˋ cit3 dong2 (of a film, TV drama etc) to be withdrawn from release; to be pulled from the release schedule
- 撤款 chè kuǎn ㄔㄜˋ ㄎㄨㄢˇ cit3 fun2 to withdraw money
- 撤消 chè xiāo ㄔㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄠ cit3 siu1 variant of 撤销
- 撤营 撤營 chè yíng ㄔㄜˋ ㄧㄥˊ cit3 jing4 to withdraw troops
- 撤稿 chè gǎo ㄔㄜˋ ㄍㄠˇ cit3 gou2 to withdraw a submission; to retract a submission (to a newspaper, magazine, journal etc)
- 撤职 撤職 chè zhí ㄔㄜˋ ㄓˊ cit3 zik1 to eliminate
- 撤诉 撤訴 chè sù ㄔㄜˋ ㄙㄨˋ cit3 sou3 to drop a lawsuit
- 撤走 chè zǒu ㄔㄜˋ ㄗㄡˇ cit3 zau2 to retire
- 撤军 撤軍 chè jūn ㄔㄜˋ ㄐㄩㄣ cit3 gwan1 to withdraw troops
- 撤退 chè tuì ㄔㄜˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ cit3 teoi3 to retreat
Idioms with these characters
- 百年之后 百年之後 bǎi nián zhī hòu ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ baak3 nin4 zi1 hau6 (idiom) (euphemism) after (sb's) death
- 巴前算后 巴前算後 bā qián suàn hòu ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ baa1 cin4 syun3 hau6 thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
- 不甘后人 不甘後人 bù gān hòu rén ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ bat1 gam1 hau6 jan4 (idiom) not want to be outdone
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- 不甘人后 不甘人後 bù gān rén hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gam1 jan4 hau6 (idiom) not want to be outdone
- 不顾前后 不顧前後 bù gù qián hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gu3 cin4 hau6 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
- 惩前毖后 懲前毖後 chéng qián bì hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ cing4 cin4 bei3 hau6 lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
- 承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ sing4 cin4 kai2 hau6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 放马后炮 放馬後炮 fàng mǎ hòu pào ㄈㄤˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄆㄠˋ fong3 maa5 hau6 paau3 to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
- 光前裕后 光前裕後 guāng qián yù hòu ㄍㄨㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄏㄡˋ gwong1 cin4 jyu6 hau6 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
- 后车之鉴 後車之鑒 hòu chē zhī jiàn ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄜ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hau6 ce1 zi1 gaam3 lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart
Example sentences
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他们 他們 不得不 后撤 後撤 。
They had no alternative but to retreat.
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