早退 zǎo tuì ㄗㄠˇ ㄊㄨㄟˋ zou2 teoi3
- to leave early (before the stipulated finishing time)
- to retire early (from one's job)
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早
- 一早 yī zǎo ㄧ ㄗㄠˇ jat1 zou2 early in the morning
- 尽早 儘早 jǐn zǎo ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄗㄠˇ zeon2 zou2 as early as possible
- 及早 jí zǎo ㄐㄧˊ ㄗㄠˇ kap6 zou2 at the earliest possible time; as soon as possible
- 提早 tí zǎo ㄊㄧˊ ㄗㄠˇ tai4 zou2 ahead of schedule
- 早上 zǎo shang ㄗㄠˇ ˙ㄕㄤ zou2 soeng6 early morning
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- 早就 zǎo jiù ㄗㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ zou2 zau6 already at an earlier time
- 早已 zǎo yǐ ㄗㄠˇ ㄧˇ zou2 ji5 for a long time; long since
- 早年 zǎo nián ㄗㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ zou2 nin4 many years ago; in the past
- 早日 zǎo rì ㄗㄠˇ ㄖˋ zou2 jat6 soon; at an early date
- 早晚 zǎo wǎn ㄗㄠˇ ㄨㄢˇ zou2 maan5 morning and evening
- 早晨 zǎo chén ㄗㄠˇ ㄔㄣˊ zou2 san4 early morning
- 早期 zǎo qī ㄗㄠˇ ㄑㄧ zou2 kei4 early period; early phase; early stage
- 早饭 早飯 zǎo fàn ㄗㄠˇ ㄈㄢˋ zou2 faan6 breakfast
- 早餐 zǎo cān ㄗㄠˇ ㄘㄢ zou2 caan1 breakfast
- 早点 早點 zǎo diǎn ㄗㄠˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ zou2 dim2 breakfast
- 趁早 chèn zǎo ㄔㄣˋ ㄗㄠˇ can3 zou2 as soon as possible
- 过早 過早 guò zǎo ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄠˇ gwo3 zou2 premature; untimely
- 迟早 遲早 chí zǎo ㄔˊ ㄗㄠˇ ci4 zou2 sooner or later
- 一大早 yī dà zǎo ㄧ ㄉㄚˋ ㄗㄠˇ jat1 daai6 zou2 at dawn
- 大清早 dà qīng zǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄗㄠˇ daai6 cing1 zou2 early in the morning
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
- 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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他 被 批准 早退 。
He was granted permission to leave early.
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我 今天 可以 早退 吗 嗎 ？
May I leave school early today?
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我 认为 認為 汤姆 湯姆 从来不 從來不 会 會 早退 。
I think Tom never leaves early.
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