withdraw troops; repel enemy
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to withdraw troops; to retreat
Refers to the act of pulling back one's own military forces from a battlefield or position.
Chuán传
lìng令
tuì退
bīng兵
。
Order the troops to withdraw.
Yǎn眼
kàn看
shèng胜
lì利
wú无
wàng望
，
jiāng将
jūn军
jué决
dìng定
tuì退
bīng兵
。
Seeing no hope of victory, the general decided to withdraw his troops.
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Dí敌
jūn军
yǐ已
jīng经
tuì退
bīng兵
le了
。
The enemy troops have already retreated.
verb
to force the enemy to retreat; to repel enemy troops
Refers to tactics or strategies that compel the opposing military force to withdraw. Often used in fixed expressions such as '退兵之计'.
Cǐ此
nǎi乃
tuì退
bīng兵
zhī之
jì计
。
This is a stratagem to make the enemy retreat.
Kōng空
chéng城
jì计
shì是
Zhū诸
gě葛
liàng亮
yòng用
lái来
tuì退
bīng兵
de的
miào妙
jì计
。
The Empty Fort Strategy was Zhuge Liang's brilliant tactic to repel the enemy.
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Wǒ我
men们
yào要
xiǎng想
bàn办
fǎ法
tuì退
bīng兵
，
bù不
néng能
yìng硬
pīn拼
。
We need to find a way to make the enemy retreat rather than fight recklessly.