hòu
tuì

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of 后退

后退 means to move backward; to retreat; to regress; to fall back; to decline (to a previous stage). Pronounced hòu tuì. HSK 7-9.

  • to move backward; to retreat
  • to regress; to fall back; to decline (to a previous stage)

Definitions & Examples

Tīng
dào
de
xiǎng
shēng
 
xià
shí
hòu
tuì退
le
 

Hearing a loud noise, he instinctively took a step back.

Zhè
liàng
chē
hòu
tuì退
 
zhǐ
néng
xiàng
qián
kāi
 

This car can't reverse, it can only go forward.

Zài
qiáng
miàn
qián
 
jūn
duì
bèi
hòu
tuì退
le
gōng
 

Faced with a strong enemy, the army was forced to retreat five kilometers.