退避三舍 tuìbìsānshè retreat Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (2) All meanings 1 tuìbìsānshè retreat shun 1 sentence 为了避免冲突,他决定退避三舍。 wèile bìmiǎn chōngtū, tā juédìng tuìbì sān shè. To avoid conflict, he decided to retreat and keep his distance. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary