后退後退

hòu tuì

HSK level: HSK 6

Meaning

to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat

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Characters

后hòuafter; behind, rear; descendants口退tuìto retreat, to step back, to withdraw辶艮

Examples

后退！

hòu tuì！

Back off!

汤姆后退一步。

Tāng mǔ hòu tuì yī bù。

Tom took a step backward.

我不确定该前进还是后退。

wǒ bù què dìng gāi qián jìn hái shi hòu tuì。

I was uncertain whether to advance or to retreat.