退步 tuì bù ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ teoi3 bou6 進階級 · Level 3
- to do less well than before
- to make a concession
- setback
- backward step
- leeway
- room to maneuver
- fallback
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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)
步
- 初步 chū bù ㄔㄨ ㄅㄨˋ co1 bou6 initial
- 同步 tóng bù ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ tung4 bou6 synchronous
- 地步 dì bù ㄉㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ dei6 bou6 stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved)
- 徒步 tú bù ㄊㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ tou4 bou6 to be on foot
- 散步 sàn bù ㄙㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ saan3 bou6 to take a walk; to go for a walk
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- 止步 zhǐ bù ㄓˇ ㄅㄨˋ zi2 bou6 to halt
- 步伐 bù fá ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚˊ bou6 fat6 pace
- 步入 bù rù ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˋ bou6 jap6 to step into; to enter
- 步行 bù xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bou6 hang4 to go on foot
- 步调 步調 bù diào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ bou6 diu6 gait
- 步骤 步驟 bù zhòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄡˋ bou6 zaau6 procedure
- 脚步 腳步 jiǎo bù ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ goek3 bou6 footstep
- 让步 讓步 ràng bù ㄖㄤˋ ㄅㄨˋ joeng6 bou6 to concede
- 起步 qǐ bù ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ hei2 bou6 to set out
- 跑步 pǎo bù ㄆㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ paau2 bou6 to run
- 逐步 zhú bù ㄓㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ zuk6 bou6 progressively
- 进步 進步 jìn bù ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ zeon3 bou6 progress; improvement
- 进一步 進一步 jìn yī bù ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ zeon3 jat1 bou6 to go a step further
- 代步 dài bù ㄉㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ doi6 bou6 to get around using a conveyance (car, bicycle, sedan chair etc); to ride (or drive)
- 信步 xìn bù ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ seon3 bou6 to stroll; to saunter
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
- 安步当车 安步當車 ān bù dàng chē ㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤˋ ㄔㄜ on1 bou6 dong3 ce1 to go on foot (idiom)
- 昂首阔步 昂首闊步 áng shǒu kuò bù ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ngong4 sau2 fut3 bou6 striding forward with head high (idiom); to walk with spirited and vigorous step
- 百步穿杨 百步穿楊 bǎi bù chuān yáng ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄧㄤˊ baak3 bou6 cyun1 joeng4 to shoot with great precision (idiom)
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- 步斗踏罡 bù dǒu tà gāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄡˇ ㄊㄚˋ ㄍㄤ bou6 dau2 daap6 gong1 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
- 步罡踏斗 bù gāng tà dǒu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄤ ㄊㄚˋ ㄉㄡˇ bou6 gong1 daap6 dau2 to worship the astral deities (idiom, refers to Daoist astrology)
- 步履蹒跚 步履蹣跚 bù lǚ pán shān ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄩˇ ㄆㄢˊ ㄕㄢ bou6 lei5 pun4 saan1 (idiom) to walk unsteadily; to hobble along
- 步履维艰 步履維艱 bù lǚ wéi jiān ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄩˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢ bou6 lei5 wai4 gaan1 to have difficulty walking (idiom)
- 寸步不离 寸步不離 cùn bù bù lí ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˊ cyun3 bou6 bat1 lei4 to follow sb closely (idiom)
- 寸步不让 寸步不讓 cùn bù bù ràng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄤˋ cyun3 bou6 bat1 joeng6 (idiom) not to yield an inch
- 寸步难行 寸步難行 cùn bù nán xíng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ cyun3 bou6 naan4 hang4 unable to move a single step (idiom)
Example sentences
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社会 社會 不是 在 进步 進步 ， 而是 在 退步 。
Social conditions are going backward rather than forward.
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