pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
退
退
tui4
to retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw
strokes
9
radical
strokes after radical
6
败退
敗退
bai4 tui4
to retreat in defeat
包退
包退
bao1 tui4
to guarantee refund (for faulty or unsatisfactory goods)
包退换
包退換
bao1 tui4 huan4
to guarantee refund or replacement (of faulty or unsatisfactory goods)
屏退
屏退
bing3 tui4
to send away; to dismiss (servants etc); to retire from public life
不知进退
不知進退
bu4 zhi1 jin4 tui4
not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
撤退
撤退
che4 tui4
to retreat
斥退
斥退
chi4 tui4
to dismiss (from a post); to expel from school; to order away (servants etc)
黜退
黜退
chu4 tui4
to demote; to dismiss
辞退
辭退
ci2 tui4
to dismiss; to discharge; to fire
促退
促退
cu4 tui4
to hinder; to prevent (forward progress)
打退堂鼓
打退堂鼓
da2 tui4 tang2 gu3
lit. to beat the return drum (idiom); fig. to give up; to turn tail
打退
打退
da3 tui4
to beat back; to repel; to repulse
倒退
倒退
dao4 tui4
to fall back; to go in reverse
多退少补
多退少補
duo1 tui4 shao3 bu3
to either refund an overcharge or ask for a surcharge in case of a price change
告退
告退
gao4 tui4
to petition for retirement (old); to ask for leave to withdraw; to ask to be excused
革退
革退
ge2 tui4
to dismiss from a post
蘅塘退士
蘅塘退士
heng2 tang2 tui4 shi4
assumed name of Sun Zhu 孫誅|孙诛 (1711-1778), poet and compiler of Three hundred Tang dynasty poems 唐詩三百首|唐诗三百首
后退
後退
hou4 tui4
to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
击退
擊退
ji1 tui4
to beat back; to repel
减退
減退
jian3 tui4
to ebb; to go down; to decline
进道若退
進道若退
jin4 dao4 ruo4 tui4
entering the Way, you seem to coil back (Laozi 老子, the Book of Dao 道德经, Chap. 14); progress in the Dao can seem illusory
进退
進退
jin4 tui4
to advance or retreat; knowing when to come and when to leave; a sense of propriety
进退不得
進退不得
jin4 tui4 bu4 de2
can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver; stalled; in a dilemma; stuck in a difficult position
进退两难
進退兩難
jin4 tui4 liang3 nan2
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
进退失据
進退失據
jin4 tui4 shi1 ju4
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss; in a hopeless situation
进退维谷
進退維谷
jin4 tui4 wei2 gu3
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
进退为难
進退為難
jin4 tui4 wei2 nan2
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
进退无路
進退無路
jin4 tui4 wu2 lu4
to have no alternative (idiom)
进退有常
進退有常
jin4 tui4 you3 chang2
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
进退中绳
進退中繩
jin4 tui4 zhong1 sheng2
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
进退自如
進退自如
jin4 tui4 zi4 ru2
free to come and go (idiom); to have room to maneuver
经济衰退
經濟衰退
jing1 ji4 shuai1 tui4
(economic) recession
快退
快退
kuai4 tui4
fast-rewind (media player)
临渊羡鱼,不如退而结网
臨淵羨魚,不如退而結網
lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 - bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3
better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom); one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
临阵退缩
臨陣退縮
lin2 zhen4 tui4 suo1
to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom); to get cold feet
逆水行舟,不进则退
逆水行舟,不進則退
ni4 shui3 xing2 zhou1 - bu4 jin4 ze2 tui4
like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
全身而退
全身而退
quan2 shen1 er2 tui4
to escape unscathed; to get through in one piece
三退
三退
san1 tui4
withdrawal from the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Young Pioneers of China
闪退
閃退
shan3 tui4
(of a mobile app) to crash on startup; to crash
衰退
衰退
shuai1 tui4
to decline; to fall; to drop; to falter; a decline; recession (in economics)
衰退期
衰退期
shuai1 tui4 qi1
recession (in economics)
恬退
恬退
tian2 tui4
contented; uninterested in wealth and glory
退保
退保
tui4 bao3
to lapse (or terminate) an insurance
退避
退避
tui4 bi4
to withdraw
退避三舍
退避三捨
tui4 bi4 san1 she4
lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength; a strategic withdrawal
退冰
退冰
tui4 bing1
to thaw (frozen food); to bring to room temperature
退步
退步
tui4 bu4
to do less well than before; to make a concession; setback; backward step; leeway; room to maneuver; fallback
退场
退場
tui4 chang3
to leave a place where some event is taking place; (of an actor) to exit; (sports) to leave the field; (of an audience) to leave
退潮
退潮
tui4 chao2
(of a tide) to ebb or go out
退出
退出
tui4 chu1
to withdraw; to abort; to quit; to log out (computing)
退出运行
退出運行
tui4 chu1 yun4 xing2
to decommission
退党
退黨
tui4 dang3
to withdraw from a political party
退订
退訂
tui4 ding4
to cancel (a booking); to unsubscribe (from a newsletter etc)
退而求其次
退而求其次
tui4 er2 qiu2 qi2 ci4
to settle for second best; the next best thing
退房
退房
tui4 fang2
to check out of a hotel room
退格键
退格鍵
tui4 ge2 jian4
backspace (keyboard)
退耕还林
退耕還林
tui4 geng1 huan2 lin2
restoring agricultural land to forest
退关
退關
tui4 guan1
shut-out, container or consigment not carried on the intended vessel or aircraft
退黑激素
退黑激素
tui4 hei1 ji1 su4
melatonin
退化
退化
tui4 hua4
to degenerate; atrophy
退还
退還
tui4 huan2
to return (sth borrowed etc); to send back; to refund; to rebate
退换
退換
tui4 huan4
to replace a purchase; to exchange a purchase
退换货
退換貨
tui4 huan4 huo4
to return a product for another item
退回
退回
tui4 hui2
to return (an item); to send back; to go back
退火
退火
tui4 huo3
annealing (metallurgy)
退货
退貨
tui4 huo4
to return merchandise; to withdraw a product
退件
退件
tui4 jian4
to reject (visa application etc); (commerce) to return to sender; item returned to sender
退缴
退繳
tui4 jiao3
to make restitution
退居二线
退居二線
tui4 ju1 er4 xian4
to withdraw to the second line of duty; to resign from a leading post (and assume an advisory post)
退款
退款
tui4 kuan3
to refund; refund
退路
退路
tui4 lu4
a way out; a way to retreat; leeway
退落
退落
tui4 luo4
to subside
退片
退片
tui4 pian4
to eject (media player)
退票
退票
tui4 piao4
to bounce (a check); to return a ticket; ticket refund
退钱
退錢
tui4 qian2
to refund money
退却
退卻
tui4 que4
to retreat; to shrink back
退让
退讓
tui4 rang4
to move aside; to get out of the way; to back down; to concede
退热
退熱
tui4 re4
to reduce fever
退任
退任
tui4 ren4
to retire; to leave one's position
退色
退色
tui4 se4
variant of 褪色; also pr.
退烧
退燒
tui4 shao1
to reduce fever
退烧药
退燒藥
tui4 shao1 yao4
antipyretic (drug to reduce fever, such as sulfanilamide)
退守
退守
tui4 shou3
to retreat and defend; to withdraw and maintain one's guard
退水
退水
tui4 shui3
to divert water; to drain
退税
退稅
tui4 shui4
tax rebate or refund
退思园
退思園
tui4 si1 yuan2
The Retreat and Reflection Garden in Tongli, Jiangsu
退缩
退縮
tui4 suo1
to shrink back; to cower
退庭
退庭
tui4 ting2
to retire from the courtroom; to adjourn
退位
退位
tui4 wei4
to abdicate
退伍
退伍
tui4 wu3
to be discharged from military service
退伍军人
退伍軍人
tui4 wu3 jun1 ren2
veteran
退伍军人节
退伍軍人節
tui4 wu3 jun1 ren2 jie2
Veterans' Day
退席
退席
tui4 xi2
to absent oneself from a meeting; to decline to attend
退下
退下
tui4 xia4
to retire; to withdraw; to retreat; to step down
退下金
退下金
tui4 xia4 jin1
retirement pension
退行
退行
tui4 xing2
to recede; to degenerate; to regress
退行性
退行性
tui4 xing2 xing4
degenerative; retrograde
退休
退休
tui4 xiu1
to retire; retirement (from work)
退休金
退休金
tui4 xiu1 jin1
retirement pay; pension
退休金双轨制
退休金雙軌制
tui4 xiu1 jin1 shuang1 gui3 zhi4
see 養老金雙軌制|养老金双轨制
退学
退學
tui4 xue2
to quit school
退役
退役
tui4 yi4
to retire from the military, sport etc; to demobilize; to decommission; retired from use
退院
退院
tui4 yuan4
to leave the hospital; (old) (of a monk) to leave the monastery
无路可退
無路可退
wu2 lu4 ke3 tui4
without a retreat route; caught in a dead end; having burned one's bridges
消退
消退
xiao1 tui4
to wane; to vanish gradually
学如逆水行舟,不进则退
學如逆水行舟,不進則退
xue2 ru2 ni4 shui3 xing2 zhou1 - bu4 jin4 ze2 tui4
Study is like rowing upstream: no advance is to drop back
一退六二五
一退六二五
yi1 tui4 liu4 er4 wu3
lit. 1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule); fig. to deny responsibility; to pass the buck; also written 一推六二五
隐退
隱退
yin3 tui4
to retire (from society, esp. from politics); to vanish
引退
引退
yin3 tui4
to retire from office; to resign
早退
早退
zao3 tui4
early retirement; to leave a meeting too early
知难而退
知難而退
zhi1 nan2 er2 tui4
to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like
中途退场
中途退場
zhong1 tu2 tui4 chang3
to leave in the middle of the play; (fig.) to leave before the matter is concluded
逐退
逐退
zhu2 tui4
repulse