# 退缩 (tuìsuō)

In Mandarin Chinese, 退缩 (tuìsuō) means “to shrink back; to cower; to back down”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to shrink back; to cower; to back down
- Pinyin: tuìsuō (tui4 suo1)
- Traditional: 退縮
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他看到恶狗，害怕地往后退缩。
  Tā kàndào ègǒu, hàipà de wǎnghòu tuìsuō.
  He saw the fierce dog and shrank back in fear.

## Characters

- [退](https://hanziro.com/word/tui-retreat/) (tuì): to retreat; to reject
- [缩](https://hanziro.com/word/suo-shrink/) (suō): to shrink; to pull back

https://hanziro.com/word/tui-suo-shrink-back/

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