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向後退 (of troops) retreat;
進退兩難 difficult to proceed or draw back;
進退應對 one's behavior in company of superiors;
不知進退 do not know when to act and when not;
退出 withdraw, come out from audience or important meeting;
退不得，退不了 may not, cannot retreat or go back, also cannot get out of it;
退避三舍 retreat about thirty miles as condition for peace, now generally, keep person at a pole's length, will not come near person;
退一步想 on second thought (it was not all bad, etc.);
退身步兒 a measure for safe retreat in case of failure.
(2) To retire: 退休 retire from office or active life;
退歸 retire to the country;
退隱 [tui4yin3]↓;
引退 to retire from active public life;
功成身退 retire from public life after great work is done.
(3) (V.t.) to dismiss, reject, return: 退卻，退還 reject, send back;
退敵 to drive back enemy;
退貨 reject goods;
退票 ask for refund of admission fee or reject check;
退錢 (ask for) refund for purchase;
退不得 no refund allowed;
退換 [tui4huan4]↓;
退庭 n. & v.i. to adjourn court session (law).
(4) To resign, step back: 退兩步 step back two paces;
退位 step down from the throne;
退職 resign from office;
退出黨藉 resign from party;
謙退 to step back as a courtesy.
(5) To decline, ebb: 衰退 decline in health;
退熱，熱退 reduce fever, fever comes down;
退汗 arrest perspiration;
水退 water recedes;
潮退，退潮 to ebb, at low ebb.
(6) (Interch 褪) lose skin, hair, fade in color (退皮，退毛，退色).
2.退避 [tui4bi4], v.i. & t.,
3.退筆 [tui4bi3], n., a worn-out writing brush.
4.退兵 [tui4bing1], v.t. & n., (1) to cause troops to draw back; v.t. & n., (2) defeated troops; (3) 退敵兵 to cause enemy to retreat.
5.退步 [tui4bu4], (1) n., a step backwards; (2) v.i., to slow down, fall behind in work; (3) v.i., to give place to s.o. in courtesy: 退讓一步; (4) n., a back room.
6.退潮 [tui4chao2], n., ebb tide.
7.退親 [tui4qin1], phr., break engagement for marriage.
8.退出 [tui4chu1], v.i. & t., to resign membership; to leave house, meeting; to waive right of election; withdraw from contest.
9.退卻 [tui4qUe4], v.i., (1) to step back; (2) to send back, return (gift, privilege); (3) (of troops) to retreat.
10.退股 [tui4gu3], phr., to withdraw share from a stock company.
11.退後 [tui4hou4], v.i. & adj., fall(-en) behind.
12.退化 [tui4hua4], v.i., fall behind in development, become decadent; (biol.) atrophy.
13.退換 [tui4huan4], v.t., to exchange goods after purchase.
14.退還 [tui4huan2], v.t., send back: 退還原主 return to owner; reject (diplomatic letter of protest).
15.退回 [tui4hui2], v.i. & t., return to starting point; send back (gift, etc.).
16.退婚 [tui4hun1], phr., annul engagement for marriage.
17.退職 [tui4zhi2], v.i. & t., resign or dismiss; 退職金 pension.
18.退路 [tui4lu4], n., a way out.
19.退讓 [tui4rang4], v.i., step back in favor of s.o. else: 退讓賢路 to let abler men take my place (phr. much used upon resignation).
20.退然 [tui4ran2], adj., (AC) physically weak.
21.退熱 [tui4re4], phr., reduce fever.
22.退燒 [tui4shao1], phr., reduce fever.
23.退閒 [tui4xian2], adj., out of office, free from office duties, retired.
24.退省 [tui4xing3], v.i., examine oneself for faults.
25.退休 [tui4xiu1], v.i., retire at age limit; 退休金 pension fund.
26.退席 tui4shir , v.i., leave meeting or dinner party.
27.退稅 [tui4shui4], n., tax refund.
28.退食 [tui4shi2], v.i., formerly, have breakfast after imperial audience; formerly, have reduced fare at meals as a gesture of sorrow.
29.退學 [tui4xUe2], v.i. & t., stop schooling, give up school.
30.退縮 [tui4suo1], (1) v.i., to shrink back; (2) adj., cowering back, quiet and timid; adj., unobtrusive, soft-spoken.
31.退堂 [tui4tang2], phr., court adjourned: 打退堂鼓 drum announcing such adjournment, (euphem.) beating a graceful retreat.
32.退位 [tui4wei4], v.i., abdicate.
33.退伍 [tui4wu3], v.i., leave army service: 退伍軍人 ex-service men; veterans.
34.退役 [tui4yi4], v.i., ditto.
35.退隱 [tui4yin3], v.i., to leave office and live in retirement.