go backwards; regress; revert
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesverb
to move backwards; to retreat
neutralDescribes physical movement in the opposite direction, often due to an external force.
Yíng迎
miàn面
yī一
zhèn阵
kuáng狂
fēng风
bǎ把
wǒ我
guā刮
dé得
dào倒
tuì退
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
bù步
。
A strong headwind blew me back several steps.
Tā他
tīng听
dào到
bào爆
zhà炸
shēng声
，
běn本
néng能
de地
xiàng向
hòu后
dào倒
tuì退
。
Hearing the explosion, he instinctively stepped backwards.
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Sī司
jī机
kàn看
jiàn见
xíng行
rén人
，
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
shā刹
chē车
，
chē车
zi子
xiàng向
hòu后
dào倒
tuì退
le了
yī一
diǎn点
。
The driver saw the pedestrian, braked quickly, and the car rolled back a bit.
verb
to go back (in time); to revert to an earlier state or stage
neutralUsed figuratively to describe regression in time, progress, development, or quality.
Dào倒
tuì退
sān三
shí十
nián年
，
wǒ我
yě也
shì是
gè个
zhuàng壮
xiǎo小
huǒ伙
zi子
。
Go back thirty years, and I was a strong young man too.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhèng政
cè策
zhǐ只
huì会
ràng让
guó国
jiā家
de的
jīng经
jì济
fā发
zhǎn展
dào倒
tuì退
。
This kind of policy will only cause the country's economic development to regress.
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Tā他
de的
bìng病
qíng情
chū出
xiàn现
le了
dào倒
tuì退
，
bù不
dé得
bù不
zhù住
yuàn院
zhì治
liáo疗
。
His condition regressed, forcing him to be hospitalized for treatment.
Shè社
huì会
bù不
néng能
dào倒
tuì退
dào到
fēng封
jiàn建
shí时
dài代
。
Society cannot revert to the feudal era.
Kē科
jì技
jìn进
bù步
le了
，
dàn但
yǒu有
xiē些
rén人
de的
sī思
xiǎng想
què却
dào倒
tuì退
le了
。
Technology has advanced, but some people's thinking has regressed.