退 ⇒
退 tuì, to retreat/to decline/to move back/to withdraw
退出 tuìchū, to withdraw/to abort/to quit/to log out (computing)
退后 退休 tuìxiū, to retire/retirement (from work)
后退 hòutuì, [後退], to recoil/to draw back/to fall back/to retreat
撤退 chètuì, to retreat
退缩 tuìsuō, [退縮], to shrink back/to cower
退役 tuìyì, to retire from the military, sport etc/to demobilize/to decommission/retired fro...
退学 tuìxué, [退學], to quit school
退伍 tuìwǔ, to be discharged from military service
退回 tuìhuí, to return (an item)/to send back/to go back
退休金 tuìxiūjīn, retirement pay/pension
退路 tuìlù, a way out/a way to retreat/leeway
退化 tuìhuà, to degenerate/atrophy
倒退 dàotuì, to fall back/to go in reverse
衰退 shuāituì, to decline/to fall/to drop/to falter/a decline/recession (in economics)
进退两难 jìntuìliǎngnán, [進退兩難], no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma/trapp...
退款 tuìkuǎn, to refund/refund
退伍军人 tuìwǔjūnrén, [退伍軍人], veteran
辞退 cítuì, [辭退], to dismiss/to discharge/to fire
击退 jītuì, [擊退], to beat back/to repel
退步 tuìbù, to do less well than before/to make a concession/setback/backward step/leeway/ro...
退场 tuìchǎng, [退場], to leave a place where some event is taking place/(of an actor) to exit/(sports)...
退货 tuìhuò, [退貨], to return merchandise/to withdraw a product
消退 xiāotuì, to wane/to vanish gradually
退庭 tuìtíng, to retire from the courtroom/to adjourn
退还 tuìhuán, [退還], to return (sth borrowed etc)/to send back/to refund/to rebate
进退 jìntuì, [進退], to advance or retreat/knowing when to come and when to leave/a sense of propriet...
退让 tuìràng, [退讓], to move aside/to get out of the way/to back down/to concede
打退堂鼓 dǎtuìtánggǔ, lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)/fig. to give up/to turn tail
减退 jiǎntuì, [減退], to ebb/to go down/to decline
退却 tuìquè, [退卻], to retreat/to shrink back
隐退 yǐntuì, [隱退], to retire (from society, esp. from politics)/to vanish
退票 tuìpiào, to bounce (a check)/to return a ticket/ticket refund
告退 gàotuì, to petition for retirement (old)/to ask for leave to withdraw/to ask to be excus...
退位 tuìwèi, to abdicate
早退 zǎotuì, to leave early (before the stipulated finishing time)/to retire early (from one'...
退烧 tuìshāo, [退燒], to reduce fever
退税 tuìshuì, [退稅], tax rebate or refund
引退 yǐntuì, to retire from office/to resign
退席 tuìxí, to absent oneself from a meeting/to decline to attend
进退维谷 jìntuìwéigǔ, [進退維谷], no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma/trapp...
退避三舍 tuìbìsānshè, [退避三捨], lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of super...
退隐 退潮 tuìcháo, (of a tide) to ebb or go out
退兵 退伍兵 退居二线 tuìjūèrxiàn, [退居二線], to withdraw to the second line of duty/to resign from a leading post (and assume...
退避 tuìbì, to withdraw
退色 tuìsè, variant of 褪色[tuì sè]/also pr. [tuì shǎi]
退烧药 tuìshāoyào, [退燒藥], antipyretic (drug to reduce fever, such as sulfanilamide)
知难而退 zhīnánértuì, [知難而退], to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back ...
败退 bàituì, [敗退], to retreat in defeat
溃退 功成身退 退堂 退换 tuìhuàn, [退換], to replace a purchase/to exchange a purchase
退婚 离退休 不进则退 退职 退走 退稿 劝退 quàntuì, [勸退], to try to persuade sb to give up (their job, plans etc)
退守 tuìshǒu, to retreat and defend/to withdraw and maintain one's guard
退党 tuìdǎng, [退黨], to withdraw from a political party
退冰 tuìbīng, to thaw (frozen food)/to bring to room temperature
退器 退伙 病退
缩 ⇒
缩小 suōxiǎo, [縮小], to reduce/to decrease/to shrink
退缩 tuìsuō, [退縮], to shrink back/to cower
缩 suō, [縮], to withdraw/to pull back/to contract/to shrink/to reduce/abbreviation/also pr. [...
缩写 suōxiě, [縮寫], abbreviation/to abridge
收缩 shōusuō, [收縮], to pull back/to shrink/to contract/(physiology) systole
浓缩 nóngsuō, [濃縮], to concentrate (a liquid)/concentration/espresso coffee/abbr. for 意式濃縮咖啡|意式浓缩咖啡
缩短 suōduǎn, [縮短], to curtail/to cut down
萎缩 wěisuō, [萎縮], to wither/to dry up (of a plant)/to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)
缩减 suōjiǎn, [縮減], to cut/to reduce
压缩 yāsuō, [壓縮], to compress/compression
蜷缩 quánsuō, [蜷縮], to curl up/to huddle/to cower/cringing
畏缩 wèisuō, [畏縮], to cower/to flinch/to quail/to recoil
缩头 缩水 suōshuǐ, [縮水], to shrink (in the wash)/fig. to shrink (of profits etc)
缩影 suōyǐng, [縮影], miniature version of sth/microcosm/epitome/(Tw) to microfilm
伸缩 shēnsuō, [伸縮], to lengthen and shorten/flexible/adjustable/retractable/extensible/telescoping (...
缩回 压缩机 yāsuōjī, [壓縮機], compactor/compressor
紧缩 jǐnsuō, [緊縮], (economics) to reduce/to curtail/to cut back/to tighten/austerity/tightening/cru...
缩手缩脚 suōshǒusuōjiǎo, [縮手縮腳], bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained
畏缩不前 wèisuōbùqián, [畏縮不前], to shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance
压缩性 瑟缩 sèsuō, [瑟縮], to curl up shivering (from cold)/timid and trembling (in fear)/to shrink/to cowe...
缩微胶片 龟缩 guīsuō, [龜縮], to withdraw/to hole up
浓缩铀 nóngsuōyóu, [濃縮鈾], enriched uranium
缩放仪 节衣缩食 jiéyīsuōshí, [節衣縮食], to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
压缩饼干 热胀冷缩 减缩 缩手 冷缩 浓缩剂