后撤

後撤

hòuchè

verb #20,064

Meanings

1 to pull back
2 to retreat
3 to fall back (of troops or forces)

Characters

back / behind / rear

to withdraw / to pull back

Examples

部队奉命后撤三十公里。

Bùduì fèngmìng hòuchè sānshí gōnglǐ.

The troops were ordered to pull back thirty kilometers.

敌军压力太大，我方不得不后撤。

Díjūn yālì tài dà, wǒfāng bùdébù hòuchè.

The enemy's pressure was too great and our side had to retreat.

Stroke Order

后 hòu

撤 chè