后退

hòutuì

to retreat; to move back; to fall back

Dictionary entry

to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat

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退

See it in sentences

请往后退一步。

Qǐng wǎnghòu tuì yí bù.

English

Please step back one step.

他吓得直后退。

Tā xià de zhí hòutuì.

English

He was so scared he kept backing away.

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