退却 退卻
退却 退卻 tuì què ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ teoi3 koek3 HSK 7-9
- to retreat
- to shrink back
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More words with these characters
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)
却 卻
- 了却 了卻 liǎo què ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ liu5 koek3 to resolve
- 却是 卻是 què shì ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕˋ koek3 si6 nevertheless
- 冷却 冷卻 lěng què ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ laang5 koek3 (lit. and fig.) to cool
- 却倒 卻倒 què dào ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄠˋ koek3 dou2 but on the contrary
- 却才 卻才 què cái ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄘㄞˊ koek3 coi4 just now
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- 却步 卻步 què bù ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ koek3 bou6 to step back
- 却病 卻病 què bìng ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ koek3 beng6 to prevent or treat a disease
- 忘却 忘卻 wàng què ㄨㄤˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ mong4 koek3 to forget
- 抛却 拋卻 pāo què ㄆㄠ ㄑㄩㄝˋ paau1 koek3 to discard
- 推却 推卻 tuī què ㄊㄨㄟ ㄑㄩㄝˋ teoi1 koek3 to repel
- 省却 省卻 shěng què ㄕㄥˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ saang2 koek3 to save
- 谢却 謝卻 xiè què ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ze6 koek3 to decline
- 冷却剂 冷卻劑 lěng què jì ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧˋ laang5 koek3 zai1 coolant
- 冷却塔 冷卻塔 lěng què tǎ ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄊㄚˇ laang5 koek3 taap3 cooling tower
- 冷却水 冷卻水 lěng què shuǐ ㄌㄥˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ laang5 koek3 seoi2 cooling water (in a reactor)
- 了却此生 了卻此生 liǎo què cǐ shēng ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄘˇ ㄕㄥ liu5 koek3 ci2 sang1 to live out one's life
- 却之不恭 卻之不恭 què zhī bù gōng ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄓ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ koek3 zi1 bat1 gung1 to refuse would be impolite
- 情不可却 情不可卻 qíng bù kě què ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ cing4 bat1 ho2 koek3 unable to refuse because of affection
- 望而却步 望而卻步 wàng ér què bù ㄨㄤˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄨˋ mong6 ji4 koek3 bou6 lit. to shrink back at the sight of (sth daunting) (idiom)
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