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退缩
退縮
tuìsuō
1. to shrink back
2. to cower

Character Breakdown

退
tuì
to retreat, to step back, to withdraw
HSK 5 9 丶
缩
suō
to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation
HSK 5 14 丶

Compound Words (1)

临阵退缩
línzhèntuìsuō
to shrink back on approaching the battlefield (idiom)

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