How to say “retreat” in Chinese
retreat, back away
“Retreat” in Chinese is 后退, hòu tuì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
后退 is read hòu tuì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 辶 “walk”: walking backward. The opposite of 进 “move forward, enter”.
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 “后退”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 后退. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请大家后退一步qǐngdàjiāhòutuìyíbùEveryone, please take a step back.
More words from the lesson “Smoke, a crowd and a forgotten phone”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “retreat” in Chinese?
“Retreat” in Chinese is 后退, pinyin hòutuì.
What does 后退 mean?
后退 (hòutuì) means “retreat, back away”.
How do you write 后退?
后退 is 2 characters: 后 (hòu) — behind, after; 退 (tuì) — retreat; return. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 后退?
后退 is read hòutuì. Tones: hòu — fourth tone, tuì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“retreat” in the lesson “Smoke, a crowd and a forgotten phone”
This word is from the topic “Body movement” 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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