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退步
tuì bù
to regress, fall behind
HSK 5Legendary
What does 退步 mean?
退步 (pinyin: tuì bù) means to regress, fall behind. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 退步
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 退 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 步
The characters of 退步
| 退 | tuì | to step back, retreat (HSK 5) |
| 步 | bù | component character |
Related HSK 5 words
| 着凉 | zháo liáng | catch a cold |
| 划船 | huá chuán | to row a boat, go boating |
| 雄伟 | xióng wěi | majestic |
| 梳子 | shū zi | comb |
| 拐弯 | guǎi wān | to turn |
| 灰心 | huī xīn | to lose heart, be discouraged |
| 胡同 | hú tòng | hutong; narrow alley |
| 近代 | jìn dài | modern era; modern times (in Chinese context, roughly 1840s to 1919) |
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