Chinese Word: 退 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

退HSK 5

Pinyin: tuì

English Definition: to retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw

Chinese Definition:
①向后移动，与“进”相对：退步。退路。退却。退让。倒退。
②离开，辞去：退席。退伍。退职。退休。引退。
③送还，不接受，撤销：退还。
④脱落：退色。退毛。减退。
⑤和柔的样子：退然。
⑥迟缓，畏缩：“求也退”。

Antonyms: 进定

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 辵

Pictophonetic:艮 indicates the sound; 辶 (walk) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿺ Surround from lower left
- 辶 [ chuò ] to walk; walking
- 艮 [ gěn ] blunt; tough, chewy

Similar Characters: 迅

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退休HSK 5	tuì xiū	to retire; retirement (from work)
退耕还林	tuì gēng huán lín	restoring agricultural land to forest
衰退HSK 6	shuāi tuì	to decline; to fall; to drop; to falter; a decline; recession (in economics)
退回HSK 5	tuì huí	to return (an item); to send back; to go back
退化	tuì huà	to degenerate; atrophy

1		qǐng wèn 请问 wǒ 我 néng fǒu 能否 tuì piào 退票？ Can I get a refund for my ticket please?
2		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 yào 要 shēn qǐng 申请 tuì piào 退票。 I would like to request a refund for my ticket.
3		zhè pī 这批 shāng pǐn 商品 bèi 被 tuì huí 退回 le 了。 This batch of goods was returned.
4		zhè 这 zhāng 张 chē piào 车票 kě yǐ 可以 tuì 退 ma 吗？ Can I get a refund for this train ticket?
5		bà ba 爸爸 míng nián 明年 jiù yào 就要 tuì xiū 退休 le 了。 My father will retire next year.

1		qǐng wèn 请问 wǒ 我 néng fǒu 能否 tuì piào 退票？ Can I get a refund for my ticket please?
2		wǒ 我 xiǎng 想 yào 要 shēn qǐng 申请 tuì piào 退票。 I would like to request a refund for my ticket.
3		zhè pī 这批 shāng pǐn 商品 bèi 被 tuì huí 退回 le 了。 This batch of goods was returned.
4		zhè 这 zhāng 张 chē piào 车票 kě yǐ 可以 tuì 退 ma 吗？ Can I get a refund for this train ticket?
5		bà ba 爸爸 míng nián 明年 jiù yào 就要 tuì xiū 退休 le 了。 My father will retire next year.