退 · tuì · to retreat
Learn the Chinese character 退 with its source-linked HSK 5 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 退.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 退
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 退.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 退tuìto retreat
- 退出tuìchūto withdraw
- 退还tuìhuánto return (sth borrowed etc)
- 退休tuìxiūto retire (from the workforce)
- 后退hòutuìto recoil
- 退税tuìshuìtax rebate or refund
- 撤退chètuìto retreat
- 辞退cítuìto dismiss
- 倒退dàotuìto fall back
- 减退jiǎntuìto ebb
- 衰退shuāituìto decline
- 退步tuìbùto do less well than before
- 退化tuìhuàto degenerate
- 退回tuìhuíto return (an item)
- 退却tuìquèto retreat
- 退让tuìràngto move aside
- 退缩tuìsuōto shrink back
- 退役tuìyì(of military personnel or athletes) to retire
Real usage
Example sentences with 退
Published HSK 5 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 5 course context containing 退 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 退
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 退 mean in Chinese?
退 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: to retreat.
How do you pronounce 退?
退 is shown as tuì.
Is 退 an HSK 5 character?
Yes. 退 is HSK 5 recognition character #312.
Can I practise writing 退?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 5 recognition
- HSK 5 writing inventory
- 18 linked HSK words
- Audio available
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 5 recognition character #312.
- Writing scope: HSK 5 writing inventory.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.