退回 tuì huí ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ teoi3 wui4 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4
- to return (an item)
- to send back
- to go back
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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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- 退化 tuì huà ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ teoi3 faa3 to degenerate
- 退却 退卻 tuì què ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ teoi3 koek3 to retreat
- 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)
回
- 来回 來回 lái huí ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ loi4 wui4 to make a round trip
- 回来 回來 huí lai ㄏㄨㄟˊ ˙ㄌㄞ wui4 loi4 to return; to come back
- 回信 huí xìn ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣˋ wui4 seon3 to reply
- 回到 huí dào ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄠˋ wui4 dou3 to return to
- 回升 huí shēng ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ wui4 sing1 to rise again after a fall
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- 回去 huí qu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ˙ㄑㄩ wui4 heoi3 to return
- 回合 huí hé ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄜˊ wui4 hap6 one of a sequence of contests (or subdivisions of a contest) between the same two opponents
- 回味 huí wèi ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄨㄟˋ wui4 mei6 to call to mind and ponder over
- 回国 回國 huí guó ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ wui4 gwok3 to return to one's home country
- 回报 回報 huí bào ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄠˋ wui4 bou3 (in) return
- 回家 huí jiā ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄚ wui4 gaa1 to return home
- 回复 回復 huí fù ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄈㄨˋ wui4 fuk6 to recover; to revert; to return to (good health, normal condition etc)
- 回想 huí xiǎng ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄤˇ wui4 soeng2 to recall
- 回忆 回憶 huí yì ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄧˋ wui4 jik1 to recall
- 回应 回應 huí yìng ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄥˋ wui4 jing3 to respond
- 回扣 huí kòu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄡˋ wui4 kau3 brokerage
- 回收 huí shōu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄡ wui4 sau1 to recycle
- 回教 Huí jiào ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ wui4 gaau3 Islam
- 回归 回歸 huí guī ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄟ wui4 gwai1 to return to
- 回答 huí dá ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˊ wui4 daap3 to reply; to answer
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
- 峰回路转 峰回路轉 fēng huí lù zhuǎn ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄢˇ fung1 wui4 lou6 zyun2 the mountain road twists around each new peak (idiom)
- 回嗔作喜 huí chēn zuò xǐ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄣ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧˇ wui4 can1 zok3 hei2 to go from anger to happiness (idiom)
- 回禄之灾 回祿之災 Huí lù zhī zāi ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄓ ㄗㄞ wui4 luk6 zi1 zoi1 (idiom) fire disaster; conflagration
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- 回天乏术 回天乏術 huí tiān fá shù ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ wui4 tin1 fat6 seot6 (idiom) nothing can be done to remedy the situation; beyond recovery
- 回天无力 回天無力 huí tiān wú lì ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ wui4 tin1 mou4 lik6 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
- 回心转意 回心轉意 huí xīn zhuǎn yì ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄧˋ wui4 sam1 zyun2 ji3 to change one's mind (idiom)
- 浪子回头 浪子回頭 làng zǐ huí tóu ㄌㄤˋ ㄗˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄡˊ long6 zi2 wui4 tau4 the return of a prodigal son (idiom)
- 妙手回春 miào shǒu huí chūn ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄨㄣ miu6 sau2 wui4 ceon1 (idiom) (of a doctor) to effect a miracle cure
- 起死回生 qǐ sǐ huí shēng ㄑㄧˇ ㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ hei2 sei2 wui4 sang1 to rise from the dead (idiom); fig. an unexpected recovery
- 有去无回 有去無回 yǒu qù wú huí ㄧㄡˇ ㄑㄩˋ ㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟˊ jau5 heoi3 mou4 wui4 gone forever (idiom)
Example sentences
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美国 美國 总统 總統 有权 有權 否决 否決 与 與 退回 法案 。
The President of the United States has the power to veto and send back legislation.
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