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Chinese Pinyin Translation
却 卻 què but / yet / however / while / to go back / to decline / to retreat / nevertheless / even though syn
撤退 chè tuì to retreat syn
退 tuì to retreat / to withdraw / to reject / to return (sth) / to decline syn
回归 回歸 huí guī to return to / to retreat / regression (statistics)
后退 後退 hòu tuì to recoil / to draw back / to fall back / to retreat syn
撤出 chè chū to withdraw / to leave / to retreat / to pull out syn
退下 tuì xià to retire / to withdraw / to retreat / to step down
退却 退卻 tuì què to retreat / to shrink back syn
撤军 撤軍 chè jūn to withdraw troops / to retreat syn
后撤 後撤 hòu chè to pull back (an army) / to retreat syn
收兵 shōu bīng to retreat / to withdraw troops / to recall troops / fig. to finish work / to wind up / to call it a day / used with negatives: the task is far from over syn
撤兵 chè bīng to withdraw troops / to retreat syn
务虚会 務虛會 retreat
Chinese Pinyin Translation
江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld syn
退路 tuì lù a way out / a way to retreat / leeway syn
进退 進退 jìn tuì to advance or retreat / knowing when to come and when to leave / a sense of propriety
后路 後路 hòu lù escape route / retreat route / communication lines to the rear / alternative course of action / room for maneuver syn
进退两难 進退兩難 jìn tuì liǎng nán no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation syn
败退 敗退 bài tuì to retreat in defeat syn
缩进 縮進 suō jìn to retreat into / to draw back into / (typography) to indent
知难而退 知難而退 zhī nán ér tuì lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation / to get out on finding out what it's really like syn
破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom) / fig. to cut off one's means of retreat / to burn one's boats syn
退守 tuì shǒu to retreat and defend / to withdraw and maintain one's guard
退避三舍 退避三捨 tuì bì sān shè lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom) / fig. to give way in the face of superior strength / a strategic withdrawal syn
鸣金 鳴金 míng jīn to beat a gong / to sound the retreat
进退维谷 進退維谷 jìn tuì wéi gǔ no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation syn
置之死地而后生 置之死地而後生 zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1zi3 Bing1fa3]) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle / to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger / to find a way to emerge from a dire situation
擂鼓鸣金 擂鼓鳴金 léi gǔ míng jīn to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom) / fig. to order an advance or retreat / to egg people on or to call them back
击鼓鸣金 擊鼓鳴金 jī gǔ míng jīn to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom) / fig. to order an advance or retreat / to egg people on or to call them back
羊触藩篱 羊觸藩籬 yáng chù fān lí lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经) / impossible to advance or to retreat / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
羝羊触藩 羝羊觸藩 dī yáng chù fān lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经) / impossible to advance or to retreat / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
草率收兵 cǎo shuài shōu bīng to work vaguely then retreat (idiom) / sloppy and half-hearted / half-baked
草草收兵 cǎo cǎo shōu bīng to work vaguely then retreat (idiom) / sloppy and half-hearted / half-baked
进退中绳 進退中繩 jìn tuì zhōng shéng to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi) / many translations are possible
进退失据 進退失據 jìn tuì shī jù no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) / at a loss / in a hopeless situation
进退有常 進退有常 jìn tuì yǒu cháng to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi) / many translations are possible
进退为难 進退為難 jìn tuì wéi nán no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
鸣金收军 鳴金收軍 míng jīn shōu jūn to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom) / to order a retreat
消隐 消隱 xiāo yǐn to hide / to retreat into privacy
无路可退 無路可退 wú lù kě tuì without a retreat route / caught in a dead end / having burned one's bridges
进退不得 進退不得 jìn tuì bù dé can't advance or retreat (idiom) / no room for maneuver / stalled / in a dilemma / stuck in a difficult position
鸣金收兵 鳴金收兵 míng jīn shōu bīng to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom) / to order a retreat syn
全球青年务虚会. 全球青年務虛會. Global Youth Retreat
高级管理人员务虚会 senior management retreat
战略规划务虚会 strategic planning retreat
论坛领导人静修会关于气候变化的声明 論壇領導人靜修會關於氣候變化的聲明 Forum Leaders retreat statement on climate change
太平洋岛屿论坛领导人特别务虚会 太平洋島嶼論壇領導人特別務虛會 Pacific Islands Forum Special Leaders' Retreat
耦园 耦園 ǒu yuán Couple's Retreat Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
退思园 退思園 tuì sī yuán Retreat and Reflection Garden in Tongli, Jiangsu
无颜见江东父老 無顏見江東父老 wú yán jiàn jiāng dōng fù lǎo (idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3], who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)
十六字诀 十六字訣 shí liù zì jué 16-character formula, esp. Mao Zedong's mantra on guerrilla warfare: 敵進我退，敵駐我擾，敵疲我打，敵退我追|敌进我退，敌驻我扰，敌疲我打，敌退我追[di2 jin4 wo3 tui4 , di2 zhu4 wo3 rao3 , di2 pi2 wo3 da3 , di2 tui4 wo3 zhui1] when the enemy advances we retreat / when the enemy makes camp we harass / when the enemy is exhausted we fight / and when the enemy retreats we pursue
节节败退 節節敗退 jié jié bài tuì to retreat again and again in defeat / to suffer defeat after defeat
关门打狗 關門打狗 guān mén dǎ gǒu lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom) / fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard
跋胡疐尾 bá hú - zhì wěi (idiom, from Book of Songs) unable to advance or retreat
退散 tuì sàn to retreat and scatter / to recede / to wane
退避三舍 tuì bì - sān shè lit. to retreat ninety li (idiom) / fig. to shun / to assiduously avoid syn
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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