退步

tuìbù
  1. to do less well than before
  2. to make a concession
  3. setback
  4. backward step
  5. leeway
  6. room to maneuver
  7. fallback

CEDICT

  1. escape route; route of retreat; way out
  2. leeway; room (for negotiation, to maneuver, etc.); latitude; margin; space
  3. to regress; to fall behind
  4. to relent; to give in; to yield; to compromise; to concede
  5. to step back; to move back

Wiktionary

  1. 脚步向后退。
  2. 落后。
  3. 退后的馀地。
  4. 让步，抽身引退。
  5. 套间，正屋后面的小屋。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 退 tuì
  1. to retreat; to withdraw
  2. to reject; to return (sth)
  3. to decline
2 步 bù
  1. a step
  2. a pace
  3. walk
  4. march
  5. stages in a process
  6. situation

Containing this entry

退步性 tuìbùxìng

Related entries

容让 róngràng
  1. to make a concession
  2. to be accommodating
挫折 cuòzhé
  1. setback
  2. reverse
  3. check
  4. defeat
  5. frustration
  6. disappointment
  7. to frustrate
  8. to discourage
  9. to set sb back
  10. to blunt
  11. to subdue
一个人得遇到多大的挫折才会自杀？

How frustrated must a person be to commit suicide?

Source: Tatoeba

岔子 chàzi
  1. branch road
  2. setback
  3. accident
  4. hiccup
受挫 shòucuò
  1. thwarted
  2. obstructed
  3. setback
失风 shīfēng
  1. trouble
  2. damage
  3. setback
  4. sth goes wrong
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