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Jyutping teoi3 jat1 bou6
Pinyin tuì yi bù ( toneless variant )

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to take a step back (literally or figuratively)

退 [---]

Jyutping teoi3 jat1 bou6
Pinyin tuì yī bù

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to take a step back (literally or figuratively)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们不如各退一步吧。
    我們不如各退一步吧。
    wǒ men bù rú gè tuì yī bù ba 。
    • Can we effect a compromise?
  2. Mandarin
    有时候,我们应该后退一步想一想。
    有時候,我們應該後退一步想一想。
    yǒu shí hou , wǒ men yīng gāi hòu tuì yī bù xiǎng yī xiǎng 。
    • Once in a while, we should take a step back and think.
    • Sometimes we need to take a step back and think.
  3. Mandarin
    我们是不是该退一步,免得倒下?
    我們是不是該退一步,免得倒下?
    wǒ men shì bù shì gāi tuì yī bù , miǎn de dǎo xià ?
    • Maybe we should take a step back before we fall?
  4. Mandarin
    汤姆后退一步。
    湯姆後退一步。
    tāng mǔ hòu tuì yī bù 。
    • Tom took a step backward.
  5. Mandarin
    汤姆后退一步跌倒了。
    湯姆後退一步跌倒了。
    tāng mǔ hòu tuì yī bù diē dǎo le 。
    • Tom took a step back and fell.