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Pinyin tuì què

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to retreat
  2. to shrink back
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to shrink back; to cower; to flinch
  2. verb
    to decline
  3. verb
    to retreat; to withdraw
    (syn.) 撤退
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #4201
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    退却
    退卻
    tuì què
    • to retreat
  2. Mandarin
    消极方面,凡被迫处于不利地位,根本上危及军力的保存时,应该勇敢地退却,以便保存军力,在新的时机中再行打击敌人。
    消極方面,凡被迫處於不利地位,根本上危及軍力的保存時,應該勇敢地退卻,以便保存軍力,在新的時機中再行打擊敵人。
    xiāo jí fāng miàn , fán bèi pò chǔ yú bù lì dì wèi , gēn běn shàng wēi jí jūn lì de bǎo cún shí , yīng gāi yǒng gǎn de tuì què , yǐ biàn bǎo cún jūn lì , zài xīn de shí jī zhōng zài xíng dǎ jī dí rén .
    • On the negative side, whenever we are forced into a disadvantageous position which fundamentally endangers the preservation of our forces, we should have the courage to retreat, so as to preserve our forces and hit the enemy when new opportunities arise.
  3. Mandarin
    我军全然不讲退却,原因在于对局部形势和整个形势都不注意,实在是一种鲁莽灭裂的干法。
    我軍全然不講退卻,原因在於對局部形勢和整個形勢都不注意,實在是一種魯莽滅裂的幹法。
    wǒ jūn quán rán bù jiǎng tuì què , yuán yīn zài yú duì jú bù xíng shì hé zhěng ge xíng shì dōu bù zhù yì , shí zài shì yī zhǒng lǔ mǎng miè liè de gàn fǎ .
    • Our army gave no consideration whatsoever to retreat, because it did not take account of either the partial or the total situation, and this was really rash and foolhardy conduct.