退 tuì in a sentence
Retreat (withdraw - decline - recede - fade)
退 (tuì) means Retreat (withdraw - decline - recede - fade). Below are 24 of the 30 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这件衣服可以 退 吗？
Zhè jiàn yīfu kěyǐ tuì ma?
Can this piece of clothing be returned?
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 退
没有收据不能 退 货。
Méiyǒu shōujù bù néng tuì huò.
Goods cannot be returned without a receipt.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 收据
他父亲已经 退 休了。
Tā fùqīn yǐjīng tuìxiū le.
His father has already retired.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 退休
退 房时押金会 退 还。
Tuì fáng shí yājīn huì tuìhuán.
The deposit is refunded when you check out.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 押金
经济一度陷入衰 退 。
Jīngjì yídù xiànrù shuāituì.
The economy fell into recession for a time.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 衰退
他的记忆力开始衰 退 。
Tā de jìyìlì kāishǐ shuāituì.
His memory has begun to decline.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 衰退
退 休以后他开始学画画。
Tuìxiū yǐhòu tā kāishǐ xué huà huà.
After retiring he took up painting.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 退休
退 休后他仍担任技术顾问。
Tuìxiū hòu tā réng dānrèn jìshù gùwèn.
After retiring he still serves as a technical consultant.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 顾问
他狼狈地从会场 退 了出来。
Tā lángbèi de cóng huìchǎng tuì le chūlái.
He backed out of the hall in an awkward plight.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 狼狈
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From the graded readers
退 货的过程比我想的顺利多了。
tuì huò de / dì guòchéng bǐ wǒ xiǎng de / dì shùnlì duōle.
The return went far more smoothly than I'd expected.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
她很快就回复了：“没问题，您可以 退 。”
tā hěnkuài jiù huífù le / liǎo / liào:" méiwèntí, nín kěyǐ tuì."
She replied quickly: "No problem, you can return it."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
From the travel phrasebook
我要 退 票。
Wǒ yào tuìpiào.
I'd like to refund my ticket.
Travel phrasebook · High-speed rail and the metro
可以 退 换吗？
Kěyǐ tuìhuàn ma?
Can it be returned or exchanged?
Travel phrasebook · Sourcing online (1688 and Alibaba)
我要申请 退 款。
Wǒ yào shēnqǐng tuìkuǎn.
I want to request a refund.
Travel phrasebook · Sourcing online (1688 and Alibaba)
我们要求 退 货。
Wǒmen yāoqiú tuìhuò.
We're asking to return the goods.
Travel phrasebook · Quality problems and claims
押金什么时候 退 ？
Yājīn shénme shíhou tuì?
When is the deposit returned?
Travel phrasebook · Hotel check-in
退 appears in 30 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 退
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 退
How is 退 used in a sentence?
This page shows 30 sentences using 退 (tuì, "Retreat (withdraw - decline - recede - fade)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 退 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 退 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 退 an HSK word?
Yes — 退 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 退?
The dictionary page for 退 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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