Chinese Word: 打退堂鼓 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

lit. to beat the return drum (idiom); fig. to give up; to turn tail

1		bú yào 不要 dǎ tuì táng gǔ 打退堂鼓， wǒ men 我们 kuài 快 chéng gōng 成功 le 了。 Don't back out now. We will succeed soon.
2		bù néng 不能 yù dào 遇到 diǎn 点 kùn nan 困难 jiù 就 dǎ tuì táng gǔ 打退堂鼓 ya 呀。 You can't give up the moment you run up against difficulty.
3		nǐ 你 jì rán 既然 dā ying 答应 le 了， jiù 就 bié 别 dǎ tuì táng gǔ 打退堂鼓。 You've given your word; don't try to back out.
4		tā shuō 她说： “ yǒu shí hou 有时候， wǒ 我 zhēn xiǎng 真想 dǎ tuì táng gǔ 打退堂鼓。 ” "Sometimes, I wanted to stop and quit," she said.
5		xiàn zài 现在 yào 要（ zài 在 zhè bǐ 这笔 jiāo yì 交易） dǎ tuì táng gǔ 打退堂鼓 wéi shí yǐ wǎn 为时已晚。 It's too late to back out ( of the deal) now.

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1		bú yào 不要 dǎ tuì táng gǔ 打退堂鼓， wǒ men 我们 kuài 快 chéng gōng 成功 le 了。 Don't back out now. We will succeed soon.
2		bù néng 不能 yù dào 遇到 diǎn 点 kùn nan 困难 jiù 就 dǎ tuì táng gǔ 打退堂鼓 ya 呀。 You can't give up the moment you run up against difficulty.
3		nǐ 你 jì rán 既然 dā ying 答应 le 了， jiù 就 bié 别 dǎ tuì táng gǔ 打退堂鼓。 You've given your word; don't try to back out.
4		tā shuō 她说： “ yǒu shí hou 有时候， wǒ 我 zhēn xiǎng 真想 dǎ tuì táng gǔ 打退堂鼓。 ” "Sometimes, I wanted to stop and quit," she said.
5		xiàn zài 现在 yào 要（ zài 在 zhè bǐ 这笔 jiāo yì 交易） dǎ tuì táng gǔ 打退堂鼓 wéi shí yǐ wǎn 为时已晚。 It's too late to back out ( of the deal) now.