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退

tuì · tui

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to retreat; to withdraw
  2. to reject; to return (sth)
  3. to decline
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Returning the rice cooker

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)电饭锅(diànfànguō)太(tài)大(dà)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)退(tuì)。

    This rice cooker is too big. I want to return it.

  2. Liangliang

    可以(kěyǐ)退(tuì)吗(ma)？

    Can it be returned?

  3. Dengdeng

    可以(kěyǐ)，七(qī)天(tiān)内(nèi)能(néng)退(tuì)。

    Yes, within seven days.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)已经(yǐjīng)用(yòng)它(tā)煮(zhǔ)汤(tāng)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Haven't you already used it to cook soup?

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，汤(tāng)很(hěn)好喝(hǎohē)，我(wǒ)不(bù)退(tuì)了(le)。

    Yes. The soup is tasty, so I won't return it.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)从(cóng)星(xīng)期(qī)一(yī)开(kāi)始(shǐ)得(dé)了(le)流(liú)感(gǎn)。现(xiàn)在(zài)烧(shāo)虽(suī)然(rán)退(tuì)了(le)，但(dàn)感(gǎn)觉(jué)还(hái)不(bú)是(shì)很(hěn)舒(shū)服(fu)。

I've had the flu since Monday. Right now, my temperature has gone down, but I don't feel completely normal yet.

Tatoeba: Chinese by miaojiandao · English by WestofEden · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)决(jué)定(dìng)退(tuì)掉(diào)那(nà)张(zhāng)机(jī)票(piào)。

He decided to return that plane ticket.

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