退
tuì
to retreat; to withdraw
to reject; to return (sth); to decline
这件衣服太小了，我想去退货。
zhè jiàn yī fu tài xiǎo le, wǒ xiǎng qù tuì huò。
This piece of clothing is too small; I want to go return it.
敌人开始慢慢地向后退了。
dí rén kāi shǐ màn màn de xiàng hòu tuì le。
The enemy began to slowly retreat backward.
Words with 退
逐退
zhú tuì
to drive back (attackers)
进退无路
jìn tuì wú lù
to have no alternative (idiom)
进退
jìn tuì
to advance or retreat
进退不得
jìn tuì bù dé
can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver
进退中绳
jìn tuì zhōng shéng
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
进退两难
jìn tuì liǎng nán
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
进退失据
jìn tuì shī jù
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss
进退有常
jìn tuì yǒu cháng
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
进退为难
jìn tuì wéi nán
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
进退维谷
jìn tuì wéi gǔ
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
进退自如
jìn tuì zì rú
free to come and go (idiom)
进道若退
jìn dào ruò tuì
progress seems like regress (the Book of Dao 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1], Chpt. 41)