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退步 (tuì bù): Fall behind (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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退 • tuì • to retreat; draw back • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
tuì退

to retreat; draw back

步 • bù • step; pace; walk
bù步

step; pace; walk

Word Info

Pinyintuì bù
Meaningfall behind; to do less well than before
Characters2
SyntaxVerb

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 退步.

  • 吵架chǎo jiàto quarrel; have a row
  • 熬夜áo yèto stay up late or all night
  • 安慰ān wèito comfort; console
  • 车厢chē xiāngrailway carriage; compartment
  • 操场cāo chǎngplayground; sports ground; drill ground
  • 办理bàn lǐdeal with; attend to; handle
  • 保持bǎo chíto keep; hold; retain; maintain
  • 从此cóng cǐfrom this time on; from now; then on
  • 成语chéng yǔset phrase; idiom; proverb
  • 电台diàn táitransceiver; radio station
  • 不见得bú jiàn denot likely; not necessarily
  • 包含bāo hánto contain; embody; include; inclusion
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 退步.

Words with 退
  • 退休tuì xiūretire
  • 退出tuì chūto withdraw
  • 退还tuì huánto return; to refund; to give back
  • 后退
hòu tuì
to recoil
  • 撤退chè tuìwithdraw; retreat; pull out
  • 衰退shuāi tuìdecline; decay; rust
  • 退税tuì shuìto get a tax refund; tax rebate
  • 倒退dào tuìRegression
    • Words with 步
    • 跑步pǎo bùrunning; jogging
    • 散步sàn bùto go for a walk; stroll
    • 步行bù xíngto go on foot
    • 步骤bù zhòustep; move; procedure
    • 脚步jiǎo bùfootstep
    • 进步jìn bùprogress
    • 逐步zhú bùstep by step; progressively; gradually
    • 进一步jìn yī bùto go a step further
    4.

    How to Use 退步 in Sentences

    Verb + Complementwith很大
    tuì退
    bù步
    hěn很
    dà大
    neutralSpoken
    regress a lot
    Adverb + Verbwith明显
    míng明
    xiǎn显
    tuì退
    bù步
    Subject + Verbwith学习
    xué学
    xí习
    tuì退
    bù步
    Verb + Objectwith防止
    fáng防
    zhǐ止
    tuì退
    bù步
    5.

    Example Sentences with 退步

    tā他
    pǎo跑
    bù步
    tuì退
    bù步
    le了
    neutral
    obvious regression
    neutral
    academic regression
    formal
    prevent regression
    。
    His running has regressed.
    tā他
    zuì最
    jìn近
    de的
    xué学
    xí习
    chéng成
    jì绩
    míng明
    xiǎn显
    tuì退
    bù步
    le了
    。
    His academic performance has clearly fallen behind recently.
    yǔ与
    qù去
    nián年
    xiāng相
    bǐ比
    ，
    tā他
    de的
    gōng工
    zuò作
    biǎo表
    xiàn现
    míng明
    xiǎn显
    tuì退
    bù步
    le了
    。
    Compared to last year, his work performance has clearly fallen behind.
    jǐn尽
    guǎn管
    tā他
    jiān坚
    chí持
    liàn练
    xí习
    ，
    dàn但
    qiú球
    jì技
    sī丝
    háo毫
    méi没
    yǒu有
    tuì退
    bù步
    de的
    jì迹
    xiàng象
    。
    Despite his persistent practice, there is no sign of his ball skills falling behind.
    rú如
    guǒ果
    bù不
    chí持
    xù续
    xué学
    xí习
    ，
    zhuān专
    yè业
    jì技
    néng能
    hěn很
    kuài快
    jiù就
    huì会
    tuì退
    bù步
    。
    If you don't keep learning, your professional skills will quickly fall behind.