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退后

tuì hòu · tui hou

Traditional 退後

Meaning

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  1. to stand back
  2. to go back (in time)
  3. to yield
  4. to make concessions
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Take a step back

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，退后(tuìhòu)一点(yīdiǎn)，我(wǒ)拍不到(pāibùdào)你(nǐ)的(de)脚(jiǎo)。

    Liangliang, step back a bit. I can't get your feet in.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)退后(tuìhòu)了(le)。

    I already stepped back.

  3. Dengdeng

    再(zài)退后(tuìhòu)一点(yīdiǎn)！

    Step back a little more!

  4. Liangliang

    再(zài)退后(tuìhòu)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)到(dào)别人(biéren)的(de)摊位(tānwèi)里(lǐ)了(le)！

    Any more and I'll be inside someone's stall!

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)退后(tuìhòu)吧(ba)，你(nǐ)站(zhàn)着(zhe)别(bié)动(dòng)。

    Then I'll step back. You stand still.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)大(dà)家(jiā)退(tuì)后(hòu)几(jǐ)步(bù)，让(ràng)救(jiù)护(hù)车(chē)过(guò)去(qù)。

Everyone, please step back a few steps and let the ambulance pass.

02

他(tā)退(tuì)后(hòu)一(yí)步(bù)，仔(zǐ)细(xì)看(kàn)了(le)看(kàn)那(nà)幅(fú)画(huà)。

He stepped back a step and looked carefully at the painting.

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