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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

退却

tuìquè
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9Traditional: 退卻

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

Meaning

  1. to retreat
  2. to shrink back
  3. to flinch
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Examples

  • 面对困难，我们决不能退却。
    Miànduì kùnnan, wǒmen juébù néng tuìquè.
    We must never shrink back in the face of difficulties.

Characters

退
tuì
to retreat; to reject
Words with 退
退退出退休退票辞退后退衰退退回
却
què
(adv.) but, yet, however
Words with 却
却却是了却冷却