后退

hòu tuì · hou tui

Traditional 後退

Meaning

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  1. to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)往(wǎng)前(qián)走(zǒu)而(ér)我(wǒ)一(yì)直(zhí)都(dōu)在(zài)往(wǎng)后(hòu)退(tuì)。

They are going forwards and I am always going backwards.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ver · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

有(yǒu)时(shí)候(hou),我(wǒ)们(men)应(yīng)该(gāi)后(hòu)退(tuì)一(yí)步(bù)想(xiǎng)一(yi)想(xiǎng)。

Once in a while, we should take a step back and think.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by tinytina · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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