退行

tuìxíng
  1. to recede
  2. to degenerate
  3. to regress

CEDICT

  1. (astronomy) to recess
  2. (medicine, psychology, etc.) to regress; to retrogress; to retrograde; to degenerate
  3. to recess
  4. to regress; to retrogress; to retrograde; to degenerate

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 退 tuì
  1. to retreat; to withdraw
  2. to reject; to return (sth)
  3. to decline
2 行 xíng
  1. (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel
  2. (literary) trip; journey; visit
  3. (bound form) temporary; makeshift
  4. (bound form) current; in circulation
  5. (bound form) to do; to perform
  6. capable; competent
  7. all right; OK!; will do
  8. behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. xìng)
  9. (literary) about to; soon

Containing this entry

退行性 tuìxíngxìng
  1. degenerative
  2. retrograde

Related entries

沦落 lúnluò
  1. to degenerate
  2. impoverished
  3. to fall (into poverty)
  4. to be reduced (to begging)
退化 tuìhuà
  1. to degenerate
  2. atrophy
堕 duò
  1. to fall; to sink
  2. (fig.) to degenerate
堕落 duòluò
  1. to degrade
  2. to degenerate
  3. to become depraved
  4. corrupt
  5. a fall from grace
在思想的領域中, 荒誕和墮落仍然主宰著世界, 它們的操控只是短時間地被暫停。

In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods.

Source: Tatoeba

变坏 biànhuài
  1. to get worse
  2. to degenerate
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