withdraw; retreat
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to withdraw; to retreat (military)
neutralPrimarily used for organized military movements. It implies a strategic pullback, not necessarily a disorderly flight.
Zài在
dí敌
fāng方
yuán援
jūn军
dào到
dá达
qián前
，
wǒ我
jūn军
jué决
dìng定
lì立
jí即
chè撤
tuì退
。
Before the enemy reinforcements arrived, our army decided to retreat immediately.
Jiāng将
jūn军
mìng命
lìng令
bù部
duì队
yǒu有
xù序
chè撤
tuì退
dào到
dì第
èr二
dào道
fáng防
xiàn线
。
The general ordered the troops to retreat orderly to the second line of defense.
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Yóu由
yú于
dì地
xíng形
bù不
lì利
，
zhè这
cì次
jìn进
gōng攻
bù不
dé得
bù不
zhuǎn转
wéi为
chè撤
tuì退
。
Due to unfavorable terrain, the offensive had to turn into a withdrawal.