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后退

hòu tuì · hou tui

Traditional 後退

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
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  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)站在(zhànzài)那儿(nàr)，我(wǒ)来(lái)拍照(pāizhào)。

    Liangliang, stand there and I'll take a photo.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)是不是(shìbùshì)太(tài)近(jìn)了(le)？

    Am I too close?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，请(qǐng)你(nǐ)后退(hòutuì)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Yes, please step back a bit.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)后退(hòutuì)了(le)，现在(xiànzài)呢(ne)？

    I stepped back. How about now?

  5. Dengdeng

    再(zài)后退(hòutuì)一步(yībù)！

    One more step back!

  6. Liangliang

    不行(bùxíng)了(le)，我(wǒ)后面(hòumian)是(shì)湖(hú)！

    I can't! Behind me is a lake!

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2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)往(wǎng)前(qián)走(zǒu)而(ér)我(wǒ)一(yì)直(zhí)都(dōu)在(zài)往(wǎng)后(hòu)退(tuì)。

They are going forwards and I am always going backwards.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ver · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

有(yǒu)时(shí)候(hou)，我(wǒ)们(men)应(yīng)该(gāi)后(hòu)退(tuì)一(yí)步(bù)想(xiǎng)一(yi)想(xiǎng)。

Once in a while, we should take a step back and think.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by tinytina · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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