退步 meaning in English
to do less well than before; to make a concession
16 strokes
Meaning of 退步
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
tuìbù
- to do less well than before
- to make a concession
- setback
- backward step
- leeway
- room to maneuver
- fallback
退步 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
社会不是在进步，而是在退步。
Social conditions are going backward rather than forward.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
退 tuì · to retreat · 9 strokes
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步 bù · a step · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 退步.
| 退出 | tuìchū | to withdraw; to abort |
| 退休 | tuìxiū | to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement |
| 散步 | sànbù | to take a walk; to go for a walk |
| 进步 | jìnbù | progress; improvement; to improve; to progress |
| 进一步 | jìnyībù | to go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further |
| 跑步 | pǎobù | to run; to jog |
| 初步 | chūbù | initial; preliminary |
| 步行 | bùxíng | to go on foot; to walk |
| 逐步 | zhúbù | progressively; step by step |
| 脚步 | jiǎobù | footstep; step |
| 退票 | tuìpiào | to bounce (a check); to return a ticket |
| 后退 | hòutuì | to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat |
Questions about 退步
What does 退步 mean?
退步 (tuìbù) means "to do less well than before; to make a concession".
How do you write 退步?
退步 is made of 2 characters: 退 (9 strokes), 步 (7 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.