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退步

tuìbù

to do less well than before

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Meaning of 退步 in English

tuìbùHSK 7–9verbSyllabus #9538
  1. to do less well than before
  2. to make a concession
  3. setback
  4. backward step
  5. leeway
  6. room to maneuver
  7. fallback

Characters

退 on its own →
tuì · to retreat; to withdraw

HSK words with 退

退HSK 5退出HSK 5退还HSK 5退休HSK 5后退HSK 6退税HSK 6撤退HSK 7–9辞退HSK 7–9倒退HSK 7–9减退HSK 7–9
步 on its own →
bù · a step

HSK words with 步

跑步HSK 2步HSK 4散步HSK 4步行HSK 5脚步HSK 5进步HSK 5逐步HSK 5进一步HSK 5步骤HSK 6初步HSK 6

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences