# 后退 (hòutuì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 后退 (hòutuì) means “to step back; to retreat”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to step back; to retreat
- Pinyin: hòutuì (hou4 tui4)
- Traditional: 後退
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 面对困难，我们绝不能后退。
  Miànduì kùnnan, wǒmen juébùnéng hòutuì.
  Facing difficulties, we must never retreat.

## Characters

- [后](https://hanziro.com/word/hou-after/) (hòu): after; behind
- [退](https://hanziro.com/word/tui-retreat/) (tuì): to retreat; to reject

https://hanziro.com/word/hou-tui-step-back/

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