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退却
退却 (tuì què): Retreat (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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退 • tuì • to retreat; draw back • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
tuì
退
to retreat; draw back
却 • què • but • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
què
却
but
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 退却.
Words with
退
退休
tuì xiū
retire
退出
tuì chū
to withdraw
退步
tuì bù
fall behind; to do less well than before
退还
tuì huán
to return; to refund; to give back
后退
hòu tuì
to recoil
撤退
chè tuì
withdraw; retreat; pull out
衰退
shuāi tuì
decline; decay; rust
退税
tuì shuì
to get a tax refund; tax rebate
Words with
却
冷却
lěng què
cooling; burial
了却
liǎo què
to resolve
却是
què shì
nevertheless
却说
què shuō
let's talk about; as for
忘却
wàng què
to forget; to obliviate
4.
How to Use 退却 in Sentences
Verb + Noun
with
念头
tuì
退
què
却
de
的
niàn
念
tou
头
neutral
Written
thought of retreating
Adjective + Noun
with
战略
zhànlüè tuìquè
战
略
退
却
formal
Written
Idiom
with
临阵
lín
临
zhèn
阵
tuì
退
què
却
Adverb + Verb
with
决不
jué
决
bù
不
tuì
退
què
却
5.
Example Sentences with 退却
tā
他
tuì
退
què
却
le
了
。
He retreated.
strategic retreat
formal
retreat at the last moment
formal
never retreat
miàn
面
duì
对
qiáng
强
dà
大
de
的
yú
舆
lùn
论
yā
压
lì
力
，
tā
他
zuì
最
zhōng
终
xuǎn
选
zé
择
le
了
tuì
退
què
却
。
Faced with strong public pressure, he ultimately chose to retreat.
nán
难
dào
道
nǐ
你
dǎ
打
suàn
算
zài
在
tiǎo
挑
zhàn
战
miàn
面
qián
前
qīng
轻
yì
易
tuì
退
què
却
ma
吗
？
Do you really intend to retreat easily in the face of a challenge?
tā
他
cóng
从
wèi
未
zài
在
zhuī
追
qiú
求
mèng
梦
xiǎng
想
de
的
dào
道
lù
路
shang
上
tuì
退
què
却
guò
过
bàn
半
bù
步
。
He has never retreated even half a step on the path to pursuing his dreams.
kàn
看
dào
到
duì
对
fāng
方
tài
态
dù
度
jiān
坚
jué
决
，
tā
他
zhǐ
只
hǎo
好
wú
无
nài
奈
dì
地
tuì
退
què
却
le
了
。
Seeing the other party's resolute attitude, he had no choice but to retreat helplessly.
