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退却

退却 (tuì què): Retreat (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

退却 consists of 2 characters.

to retreat; draw back

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Pinyintuì què

MeaningRetreat

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word退却

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Verb + Nounwith念头

tuì退

què却

de的

niàn念

tou头

neutralWritten

thought of retreating

Adjective + Nounwith战略

zhànlüè tuìquè

战略退却

formalWritten

Idiomwith临阵

lín临

zhèn阵

tuì退

què却

Adverb + Verbwith决不

jué决

bù不

tuì退

què却

4.

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?

miàn面

duì对

kùn困

nán难

，

tā他

méi没

yǒu有

tuì退

què却

，

ér而

shì是

jì继

xù续

qián前

jìn进

。

Facing difficulties, he did not retreat but continued to move forward.

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.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tán谈

pàn判

xiàn陷

rù入

jiāng僵

jú局

，

dàn但

shuāng双

fāng方

dōu都

méi没

yǒu有

tuì退

què却

de的

jì迹

xiàng象

。

Although the negotiations have reached a deadlock, neither side shows any sign of retreating.

zài在

jī激

liè烈

de的

biàn辩

lùn论

zhōng中

，

duì对

fāng方

yīn因

quē缺

fá乏

zhèng证

jù据

ér而

zhú逐

jiàn渐

tuì退

què却

。

In the heated debate, the opponent gradually retreated due to lack of evidence.

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.

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