后退 meaning in English

hòutuì

to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 後退15 strokes

Meaning of 后退

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hòutuì

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

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

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

我wǒ不bù确què定dìng该gāi前qián进jìn还hái是shì后hòu退tuì。

I was uncertain whether to advance or to retreat.

汤tāng姆mǔ后hòu退tuì一yī步bù。

Tom took a step backward.

你nǐ可kě能néng需xū要yào后hòu退tuì几jǐ步bù。

You may want to take a few steps back.

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.

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Words that share a character with 后退.

最后	zuìhòu	final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
后天	hòutiān	the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experie
后边	hòubian	the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back
然后	ránhòu	then; after that; afterwards
以后	yǐhòu	after; later
后来	hòulái	afterwards; later; newly arrived
今后	jīnhòu	hereafter; henceforth
后面	hòumiàn	the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back
背后	bèihòu	behind; at the back
退出	tuìchū	to withdraw; to abort
退休	tuìxiū	to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
后果	hòuguǒ	consequences; aftermath

What does 后退 mean?

后退 (hòutuì) means "to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 后退?

后退 is made of 2 characters: 后 (6 strokes), 退 (9 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 后退 an HSK word?

Yes. 后退 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 后退 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 后退 is written 後退.