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退
tuì
1. to retreat
2. to decline
3. to move back
4. to withdraw
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 10 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

退
tuì
to retreat, to step back, to withdraw
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

黜退
chùtuì
to demote
三退
sāntuì
withdrawal from the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Young Pioneers of China
退冰
tuìbīng
to thaw (frozen food)
退出
tuìchū
to withdraw
退化
tuìhuà
to degenerate
退却
tuìquè
to retreat
退回
tuìhuí
to return (an item)
退场
tuìchǎng
to leave a place where some event is taking place
退学
tuìxué
to quit school
退守
tuìshǒu
to retreat and defend
退席
tuìxí
to absent oneself from a meeting
退庭
tuìtíng
to retire from the courtroom
退役
tuìyì
to retire from the military
退房
tuìfáng
to check out of a hotel room
退换
tuìhuàn
to replace a purchase
退款
tuìkuǎn
to refund
退步
tuìbù
to do less well than before
HSK 5
退水
tuìshuǐ
to divert water
退潮
tuìcháo
(of a tide) to ebb or go out
退火
tuìhuǒ
annealing (metallurgy)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
722
Word Frequency Rank
1,919 of 84,292

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