How to say “withdraw” in Chinese

撤回
chèhuí

withdraw, recall

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Errands and services”

“Withdraw” in Chinese is 撤回, chè huí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

撤回 is read chè huí: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

chè — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
huí — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

撤
chè — remove, withdraw

On the left, 扌 “hand”: things are cleared away by hand.

回
huí — return

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Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “撤回”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 撤回. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 他撤回了自己的申请tāchèhuílezìjǐdeshēnqǐngHe withdrew his application.

More words from the lesson “Entrust, withdraw, annul”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “withdraw” in Chinese?

“Withdraw” in Chinese is 撤回, pinyin chèhuí.

What does 撤回 mean?

撤回 (chèhuí) means “withdraw, recall”.

How do you write 撤回?

撤回 is 2 characters: 撤 (chè) — remove, withdraw; 回 (huí) — return. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 撤回?

撤回 is read chèhuí. Tones: chè — fourth tone, huí — second tone. The page has an audio recording.

“withdraw” in the lesson “Entrust, withdraw, annul”

This word is from the topic “Errands and services” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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