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退缩

tuìsuō

Traditional: 退縮

to shrink back; to cower

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Meaning of 退缩 in English

tuìsuōHSK 7–9verbSyllabus #9543
  1. to shrink back; to cower

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
缩 on its own →
suō · to withdraw

HSK words with 缩

缩短HSK 5缩小HSK 5压缩HSK 6缩HSK 7–9紧缩HSK 7–9浓缩HSK 7–9伸缩HSK 7–9收缩HSK 7–9缩减HSK 7–9缩水HSK 7–9

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