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撤回

chèhuí

to withdraw, to recall

A person takes a just-posted letter back out of a red mailbox
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Characters in this word

撤 chè

Strokes
15
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 育 to produce, to give birth to 攵 to rap, to tap

回 huí

Strokes
6
Radical
囗 — enclosure
Made of
囗 enclosure 口 mouth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 由于证据不足,律师建议当事人暂时撤回起诉。 Yóuyú zhèngjù bùzú, lǜshī jiànyì dāngshìrén zànshí chèhuí qǐsù. Because the evidence was insufficient, the lawyer advised the client to withdraw the lawsuit temporarily.
  • 他发错了消息,赶紧把它撤回了。 Tā fācuò le xiāoxi, gǎnjǐn bǎ tā chèhuí le. He sent the message by mistake and quickly recalled it.
  • 暴雨来了,队长命令大家先撤回营地。 Bàoyǔ lái le, duìzhǎng mìnglìng dàjiā xiān chèhuí yíngdì. A storm came, and the captain ordered everyone to pull back to camp first.

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