HSK 5 · Verbs

退 tuì “to move back” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 退 means

  1. to move back
  2. to withdraw
  3. to return (goods)
  4. to refund
  5. to retreat
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to reject
  • to return (sth)
  • to decline

How to say 退

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale退tuì4th tone, falling

退 in a sentence

  1. 退到绳子后面。

    Tuì dào shéngzi hòumiàn.

    Stand back behind the rope.

    Sentence #836439 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 往后退点。

    Wǎnghòu tuì diǎn.

    Step back a bit.

    Sentence #5102285 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 我们不如各退一步吧。

    Wǒmen bùrú gè tuì yí bù ba.

    Why don’t we each give a little?

    Sentence #364925 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 退 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 退 (tuì) with each of its parts in a different colour
退tuìto retreat; to withdraw
  • 艮stopping · gěnSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 艮 (gěn) hints at the sound. Compare it with tuì.

How to write 退

退 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

退 (tuì) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 退 (tuì). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 退

Words with 退

退步tuìbù · to regress退休tuìxiū · to retire (from the workforce)撤退chètuì · to retreat衰退shuāituì · to decline

More words: Common Verbs

挑战tiǎozhàn · to challenge统一tǒngyī · to unify吐tǔ · to spit (out)推广tuīguǎng · to promote退步tuìbù · to regress往返wǎngfǎn · to go back and forth危害wēihài · to harm威胁wēixié · to threaten

FAQs

退 (tuì) means “to move back” or “to withdraw”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it tuì: tuì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 退 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tui with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 退 from the suggestions. Typing tui into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
退 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.