退 tuì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 艮 blunt
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
退缩
tuìsuō
to shrink back; to flinch
Characters in this word
缩 suō
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 宿 to stop, to rest, to lodge
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 面对公众质疑，项目组没有退缩，而是主动公开了全部评估报告。 Miànduì gōngzhòng zhìyí, xiàngmùzǔ méiyǒu tuìsuō, ér shì zhǔdòng gōngkāi le quánbù pínggū bàogào. Facing public doubts, the project team did not shrink back, but voluntarily released all evaluation reports.
- 第一次登台演讲，她心里有点退缩。 Dì yī cì dēngtái yǎnjiǎng, tā xīnlǐ yǒudiǎn tuìsuō. Speaking on stage for the first time, she felt a wave of doubt and wanted to back out.
- 路上遇到暴雨，他们没有退缩，继续前行。 Lùshang yùdào bàoyǔ, tāmen méiyǒu tuìsuō, jìxù qiánxíng. Caught in a downpour on the way, they did not flinch but pressed on.
Related words
- 退 tuì to step back; to return
- 退出 tuìchū to leave; to withdraw
- 退休 tuìxiū to retire
- 后退 hòutuì to retreat, to move back
- 退税 tuìshuì tax refund
- 撤退 chètuì to retreat; to withdraw
- 辞退 cítuì to dismiss; to fire
- 倒退 dàotuì to go backwards; to regress
- 减退 jiǎntuì to decline; to weaken
- 衰退 shuāituì to decline; to recede; recession
- 退步 tuìbù to regress; to fall behind
- 退化 tuìhuà to degenerate; to deteriorate