退

tuì

to retreat; to withdraw

to reject; to return (sth); to decline

movement (辶) + sound component (艮) = stepping back, withdrawing

The movement radical (辶) points toward the action of stepping back or turning away along a path. 艮 contributes the sound tuì and does not add semantic meaning here.

辶+艮→退
艮A phonetic componentPhonetic
辶WalkingSemantic

这件衣服太小了,我想去退货。

zhè jiàn yī fu tài xiǎo le, wǒ xiǎng qù tuì huò。

This piece of clothing is too small; I want to go return it.

敌人开始慢慢地向后退了。

dí rén kāi shǐ màn màn de xiàng hòu tuì le。

The enemy began to slowly retreat backward.

Words with 退

经济衰退

jīng jì shuāi tuì

(economic) recession

退守

tuì shǒu

to retreat and defend

退隐

tuì yǐn

to withdraw from the fray and live in seclusion

退休金

tuì xiū jīn

retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement

倒退

dào tuì

to fall back

节节败退

jié jié bài tuì

to retreat again and again in defeat

打退堂鼓

dǎ tuì táng gǔ

lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)

进退两难

jìn tuì liǎng nán

no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma

逐退

zhú tuì

to drive back (attackers)

进退无路

jìn tuì wú lù

to have no alternative (idiom)

进退

jìn tuì

to advance or retreat

进退不得

jìn tuì bù dé

can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver

More characters with 辶

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