退U+90009 STROKES
Entry·pron. tuì
ㄊㄨㄟˋ
“to move backward; to retreat or withdraw; to step back; to decline or reject; to resign from a position; to cancel or revoke”
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- 退休ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡto leave one's job permanently due to age, years of service, or personal choice; to stop working and live on a pension or savings
- 退出ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨto withdraw; to quit; to log out (computing); to leave a place; to exit
- 衰退ㄕㄨㄞ ㄊㄨㄟˋto decline; to weaken; to deteriorate; (economics) recession; a period of economic contraction with falling output, employment, and income.
- 退伍ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄨˇto be discharged from military service; to complete one's term and leave the armed forces.
- 退場ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄤˊto leave a venue after an event; (of an actor) to exit the stage; (sports) to leave the field; (of an audience) to leave
- 撤退ㄔㄜˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋto retreat; to withdraw from a position or occupied area
- 退休金ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄣretirement pension; regular payments received after leaving employment; lump-sum or ongoing benefit paid to retired workers
- 退化ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋto degenerate; to deteriorate; (biology) to atrophy or become vestigial; (of a region) to decline as resources flow to core areas
- 退回ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊto return or send back (an item); to go back; to revert
- 退縮ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄛto shrink back; to cower; to recoil from action; to hesitate and hold back.
- 退役ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄧˋ(of military personnel) to retire from service; (of athletes) to retire from competition; (of equipment) to be decommissioned
- 倒退ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋto go backward; to fall back; to revert to an earlier state; to regress
- 後退ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋto move backward; to retreat; to fall back; to recoil; to shrink back
- 退件ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋa returned item; mail or package sent back to sender; a rejected or undeliverable piece of mail.
- 退讓ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄤˋto yield; to give way; to back down; to concede; to compromise
- 進退ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋadvance or retreat; coming and going; courtesies when meeting or leaving elders or guests; taking office or retiring from public life; appointing or dismissing; directing or commanding
- 退費ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄟˋrefund; to return money paid; reimbursement of fees
- 擊退ㄐㄧˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋto repel; to defeat and drive back; to beat off
- 退貨ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋto return goods; to send back purchased items; to get a refund by returning merchandise
- 消退ㄒㄧㄠ ㄊㄨㄟˋgradually fade; recede; subside; slowly disappear
- 退步ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋto do less well than before; a setback or backward step; to make a concession or give way; leeway or room to maneuver; a fallback option; (archaic) a back room behind the main chamber
- 退選ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄩㄢˇwithdraw from an election; drop a course one has registered for
- 退還ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄢˊto return; to give back; to refund
- 退稅ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˋtax refund; to refund taxes already paid in whole or in part
- 退到ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋto retreat to; to fall back to; to step back to a position
- 退學ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊexpulsion from school; forced to leave school due to serious disciplinary violations or failing grades
- 退位ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˋabdicate a throne; step down from a position or office
- 退潮ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄠˊebb tide; receding tide; falling water level during the tidal cycle
- 退撫ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄨˇpension and survivor benefits; retirement pension and compassionate allowance for civil servants, teachers, and military personnel
- 退路ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄨˋroute of retreat; way to back out; room for maneuver; fallback option
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