退却 meaning in English

tuìquè

to retreat; to shrink back

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 退卻16 strokes

Meaning of 退却

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tuìquè
  1. to retreat
  2. to shrink back

Stroke order for each character

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退 tuì · to retreat · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

却 què · but · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 退却.

退出tuìchūto withdraw; to abort
退休tuìxiūto retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
却是què shìnevertheless; actually
退票tuìpiàoto bounce (a check); to return a ticket
后退hòutuìto recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
退学tuìxuéto quit school
退缩tuìsuōto shrink back; to cower
退役tuìyì(of military personnel or athletes) to retire; (of outdated equipment) to be decommissione
退休金tuìxiūjīnretirement pension; pension payments received after retirement
退回tuìhuíto return (an item); to send back
衰退shuāituìto decline; to fall
辞退cítuìto dismiss; to discharge

Questions about 退却

What does 退却 mean?

退却 (tuìquè) means "to retreat; to shrink back" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 退却?

退却 is made of 2 characters: 退 (9 strokes), 却 (7 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 退却 an HSK word?

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

How is 退却 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 退却 is written 退卻.