tuì

褪

Character · VerbTraditional退

take off; retreat; decline

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

take off; remove; shed

Used for removing clothing, shedding fur/feathers, or fading color.

Chūn春
tiān天
lái来
le了
 ,
wǒ我
yào要
tuì褪
qù去
hòu厚
zhòng重
de的
dōng冬
yī衣
 。

Spring is here, I will take off my heavy winter clothes.

Xiǎo小
yā鸭
zhǎng长
dà大
le了
 ,
tuì褪
qù去
le了
gāng刚
chū出
shēng生
shí时
de的
huáng黄
máo毛
 。

The duckling has grown up, shedding its yellow baby feathers.

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Zhè这
jiàn件
yī衣
fú服
xǐ洗
le了
jǐ几
cì次
jiù就
tuì褪
sè色
le了
 。

This garment has faded after being washed a few times.

Tā他
tuì褪
qù去
le了
shǒu手
shàng上
de的
shǒu手
tào套
 ,
zhǔn准
bèi备
kāi开
shǐ始
gōng工
zuò作
 。

He took off his gloves and got ready to work.

Shé蛇
měi每
nián年
dōu都
huì会
tuì蜕
pí皮
lái来
shēng生
zhǎng长
 。

Snakes shed their skin every year to grow.