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退缩

Word

to move back because you feel afraid

Traditional
退縮

tuì suō

tui4suo1HSK 7–9

Meaning

  1. to move back because you feel afraid
  2. to stop doing something because it feels too hard

Examples

  • 工作很难，但是我不想退缩。

    gōng zuò hěn nán, dàn shì wǒ bù xiǎng tuì suō

    The work is hard, but I do not want to give up.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他很害怕，可是他没有退缩。

    tā hěn hài pà, kě shì tā méi yǒu tuì suō

    He was very afraid, but he did not back down.

    AI-generated sentence

Characters in 退缩

退tuì缩suō

Words with 退缩

临阵退缩lín zhèn tuì suōto shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)Word
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