退 tuì HSK3 retreat Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: retreat All meanings 15 tuì 15 retreat 5return 4subside 4decline 2 5 sentences for 退 (tuì — retreat) 他向后退了一步。 tā xiànghòu tuì le yī bù. He took a step backward. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary困难面前,我们绝不能退却。 kùnnan miànqián, wǒmen jué bù néng tuì què. We must never retreat in the face of difficulties. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他且战且退。 tā qiě zhàn qiě tuì. He fought while retreating. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary士兵们接到了命令,开始向后退。 shìbīng men jiēdào le mìnglìng, kāishǐ xiàng hòu tuì. The soldiers received orders and began to retreat. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary退一步吧。 tuì yī bù ba. Take a step back. Source: OpenSubtitles