"Retreat" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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撤退 chè tuì to retreat
却 què but / yet / however / while / to go back / to decline / to retreat / nevertheless / even though
退 tuì to retreat / to decline / to move back / to withdraw
回归 huí guī to return to / to retreat / regression (statistics)
后退 hòu tuì to recoil / to draw back / to fall back / to retreat
撤出 chè chū to withdraw / to leave / to retreat / to pull out
退下 tuì xià to retire / to withdraw / to retreat / to step down
退却 tuì què to retreat / to shrink back
撤军 chè jūn to withdraw troops / to retreat
后撤 hòu chè to pull back (an army) / to retreat
收兵 shōu bīng to retreat / to withdraw troops / to recall troops / fig. to finish work / to wind up / to call it a day / used with negatives: the task is far from over
撤兵 chè bīng to withdraw troops / to retreat
务虚会  retreat
江湖 Jiāng hú rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld
退路 tuì lù a way out / a way to retreat / leeway
进退 jìn tuì to advance or retreat / knowing when to come and when to leave / a sense of propriety
后路 hòu lù escape route / retreat route / communication lines to the rear / alternative course of action / room for maneuver
进退两难 jìn tuì liǎng nán no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
败退 bài tuì to retreat in defeat
缩进 suō jìn to retreat into / to draw back into / (typography) to indent
知难而退 zhī nán ér tuì to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation / to get out on finding out what it's really like
破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom) / fig. to cut off one's means of retreat / to burn one's boats
退守 tuì shǒu to retreat and defend / to withdraw and maintain one's guard
退避三舍 tuì bì sān shè lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom) / fig. to give way in the face of superior strength / a strategic withdrawal
鸣金 míng jīn to beat a gong / to sound the retreat
进退维谷 jìn tuì wéi gǔ no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
擂鼓鸣金 léi gǔ míng jīn to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom) / fig. to order an advance or retreat / to egg people on or to call them back
击鼓鸣金 jī gǔ míng jīn to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom) / fig. to order an advance or retreat / to egg people on or to call them back
羊触藩篱 yáng chù fān lí lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经) / impossible to advance or to retreat / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
羝羊触藩 dī yáng chù fān lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经) / impossible to advance or to retreat / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
草率收兵 cǎo shuài shōu bīng to work vaguely then retreat (idiom) / sloppy and half-hearted / half-baked
草草收兵 cǎo cǎo shōu bīng to work vaguely then retreat (idiom) / sloppy and half-hearted / half-baked
进退中绳 jìn tuì zhōng shéng to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi) / many translations are possible
进退失据 jìn tuì shī jù no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) / at a loss / in a hopeless situation
进退有常 jìn tuì yǒu cháng to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi) / many translations are possible
进退为难 jìn tuì wéi nán no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
鸣金收军 míng jīn shōu jūn to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom) / to order a retreat
消隐 xiāo yǐn to hide / to retreat into privacy
无路可退 wú lù kě tuì without a retreat route / caught in a dead end / having burned one's bridges
进退不得 jìn tuì bù dé can't advance or retreat (idiom) / no room for maneuver / stalled / in a dilemma / stuck in a difficult position
鸣金收兵 míng jīn shōu bīng to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom) / to order a retreat
全球青年务虚会.  Global Youth Retreat
高级管理人员务虚会  senior management retreat
战略规划务虚会  strategic planning retreat
论坛领导人静修会关于气候变化的声明  Forum Leaders retreat statement on climate change
太平洋岛屿论坛领导人特别务虚会  Pacific Islands Forum Special Leaders' Retreat
耦园 Oǔ Yuán Couple's Retreat Garden in Suzhou, Jiangsu
退思园 Tuì Sī yuán Retreat and Reflection Garden in Tongli, Jiangsu
无颜见江东父老 wú yán jiàn Jiāng dōng fù lǎo (idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3], who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)
十六字诀 shí liù zì jué 16-character formula, esp. Mao Zedong's mantra on guerrilla warfare: 敵進我退，敵駐我擾，敵疲我打，敵退我追|敌进我退，敌驻我扰，敌疲我打，敌退我追[di2 jin4 wo3 tui4 , di2 zhu4 wo3 rao3 , di2 pi2 wo3 da3 , di2 tui4 wo3 zhui1] when the enemy advances we retreat / when the enemy makes camp we harass / when the enemy is exhausted we fight / and when the enemy retreats we pursue
节节败退 jié jié bài tuì to retreat again and again in defeat / to suffer defeat after defeat
关门打狗 guān mén dǎ gǒu lit. shut the door and beat the dog (idiom) / fig. seal off the enemy's avenue of retreat, then strike hard
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