退化 tuì huà ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ teoi3 faa3 流利級 · Level 5
- to degenerate
- atrophy
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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)
- 告退 gào tuì ㄍㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ gou3 teoi3 to petition for retirement (old)
化
- 僵化 jiāng huà ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄨㄚˋ goeng1 faa3 to become rigid
- 优化 優化 yōu huà ㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄚˋ jau1 faa3 to optimize
- 分化 fēn huà ㄈㄣ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fan1 faa3 to split apart
- 化妆 化妝 huà zhuāng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄤ faa3 zong1 to put on makeup
- 化学 化學 huà xué ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ faa3 hok6 chemistry
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- 化工 huà gōng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ faa3 gung1 chemical industry (abbr. for 化学工业)
- 化石 huà shí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕˊ faa3 sek6 fossil
- 化纤 化纖 huà xiān ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢ faa3 cim1 man-made fiber (abbr. for 化学纤维)
- 化肥 huà féi ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄈㄟˊ faa3 fei4 chemical fertilizer
- 化装 化裝 huà zhuāng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄤ faa3 zong1 (of actors) to make up
- 化解 huà jiě ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ faa3 gaai2 to dissolve
- 化身 huà shēn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄕㄣ faa3 san1 incarnation
- 化验 化驗 huà yàn ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄧㄢˋ faa3 jim6 chemical examination
- 同化 tóng huà ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ tung4 faa3 assimilation (cultural, digestive, phonemic etc)
- 孵化 fū huà ㄈㄨ ㄏㄨㄚˋ fu1 faa3 breeding
- 强化 強化 qiáng huà ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ koeng4 faa3 to strengthen
- 恶化 惡化 è huà ㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ok3 faa3 to worsen
- 教化 jiào huà ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ gaau3 faa3 to enlighten
- 文化 wén huà ㄨㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ man4 faa3 culture
- 消化 xiāo huà ㄒㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄚˋ siu1 faa3 to digest (food)
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
- 变化无常 變化無常 biàn huà wú cháng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ bin3 faa3 mou4 soeng4 (idiom) changeable; fickle
- 春风化雨 春風化雨 chūn fēng huà yǔ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩˇ ceon1 fung1 faa3 jyu5 lit. spring wind and rain (idiom); fig. the long-term influence of a solid education
- 出神入化 chū shén rù huà ㄔㄨ ㄕㄣˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ceot1 san4 jap6 faa3 to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
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- 逢凶化吉 féng xiōng huà jí ㄈㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧˊ fung4 hung1 faa3 gat1 misfortune turns to blessing (idiom); to turn an inauspicious start to good account
- 光天化日 guāng tiān huà rì ㄍㄨㄤ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄖˋ gwong1 tin1 faa3 jat6 the full light of day (idiom)
- 化敌为友 化敵為友 huà dí wéi yǒu ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄧˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ faa3 dik6 wai4 jau5 to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
- 化为泡影 化為泡影 huà wéi pào yǐng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄆㄠˋ ㄧㄥˇ faa3 wai4 paau1 jing2 (idiom) to come to nothing
- 化为乌有 化為烏有 huà wéi wū yǒu ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄨ ㄧㄡˇ faa3 wai4 wu1 jau5 (idiom) to go up in smoke; to vanish
- 化险为夷 化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄧˊ faa3 him2 wai4 ji4 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
- 化整为零 化整為零 huà zhěng wéi líng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄥˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ faa3 zing2 wai4 ling4 to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one