退 (teoi3 | tui4) : move back; bow out

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退

teoi3

tui4

[1] move back; retreat; recede
[2] bow out; quit; retire
[3] give back; refund; return
[4] cancel; retract; withdraw

Stroke count: 10

Level: 2

Radical: (#162)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

退

This word has been viewed 15274 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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退下 teoi3 haa6 tui4 xia4 = to retire; to withdraw; to retreat; to step down

後退 hau6 teoi3 hou4 tui4 = to retreat; recession, backlash

退學 teoi3 hok6 tui4 xue2 = drop out of school

退房 teoi3 fong4*2 tui4 fang2 = check out

全民退保 cyun4 man4 teoi3 bou2 quan2 min2 tui4 bao3 = universal retirement protection

退休 teoi3 jau1 tui4 xiu1 = to retire

衰退 seoi1 teoi3 shuai1 tui4 = decline; fall; recession; drop; falter

撤退 cit3 teoi3 che4 tui4 = to retreat; to withdraw; to pull out

倒退 dou3 teoi3 dao4 tui4 = go backwards; regressive

退出 teoi3 ceot1 tui4 chu1 = to withdraw; to secede; to quit; to bow out; to abort
See all 54 compounds (CantoDict reports 56 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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經濟衰退嘅成因係消費、投資及資產價格之間唔平衡。粵
Inequilibrium in expenditure, investment and the prices of assets and properties would cause an economic downturn.

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