退却

退卻

tuìquè

verb HSK 7-9 #24,180

Meanings

1 to retreat; to withdraw
2 to shrink back; to flinch

Characters

to retreat; to withdraw

to step back; but

Examples

HSK 3

面对困难，他没有退却。

Miànduì kùnnán, tā méiyǒu tuìquè.

Facing difficulties, he did not retreat.

HSK 7-9

敌军被迫退却。

Díjūn bèipò tuìquè.

The enemy troops were forced to retreat.

Tips

usage

Can be military (retreat from battle) or figurative (shrink back from a challenge). More formal than 后退. Often used in motivational contexts: 不要退却 (don't back down).

Stroke Order

退 tuì

却 què