Chinese word dictionary

退避

tuì bì · to withdraw

Practice word

Word information

Simplified退避

Traditional退避

Pinyintuì bì

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

退tuì

to retreat, to step back, to withdraw

避bì

to avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide

How to learn 退避

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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避免bìmiǎn

to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from

退tuì

to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline

退出tuìchū

to withdraw; to abort; to quit; to log out (computing)

退还tuìhuán

to return (sth borrowed etc); to send back; to refund; to rebate

退休tuìxiū

to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement

避bì

to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from