take back one's words; retract; change one's statement
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to take back one's words; to retract
informal指意识到自己说错话后，立刻改变说法。常带贬义，有时暗示说话人出尔反尔。
Tā他
gāng刚
shuō说
bù不
qù去
，
yì一
tīng听
shuō说
yǒu有
jiǎng奖
pǐn品
jiù就
lì立
kè刻
gǎi改
zuǐ嘴
le了
。
He just said he wouldn't go, but as soon as he heard there were prizes, he immediately took back his words.
Nǐ你
zhè这
me么
kuài快
jiù就
gǎi改
zuǐ嘴
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
bù不
xìn信
nǐ你
le了
。
You changed your statement so quickly that no one trusts you anymore.
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Zhèng证
jù据
bǎi摆
zài在
miàn面
qián前
，
tā他
bù不
dé得
bù不
gǎi改
zuǐ嘴
。
With the evidence laid out in front of him, he had to retract his statement.