退步

Chinese

		retreat; to decline; to move back retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw	a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process
trad. (退步)		退	步
simp. #(退步)		退	步

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tuìbù

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): teoi³ bou⁶

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): thui-phu
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thèr-pō͘ / thè-pō͘ / thòe-pō͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tuìbù
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tuèibù
    • Wade–Giles: tʻui⁴-pu⁴
    • Yale: twèi-bù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tueybuh
    • Palladius: туйбу (tujbu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: teoi³ bou⁶
    • Yale: teui bouh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: toey³ bou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: têu³ bou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɵy̯³³ pou̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thui-phu
    • Hakka Romanization System: tui pu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: tui⁴ pu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /tʰu̯i⁵⁵ pʰu⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thèr-pō͘
    • Tâi-lô: thèr-pōo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰə⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thè-pō͘
    • Tâi-lô: thè-pōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tea'po
    • IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /tʰe⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰe²¹⁻⁴¹ pɔ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰe²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰe¹¹⁻⁵³ pɔ³³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thòe-pō͘
    • Tâi-lô: thuè-pōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: toea'po
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰue²¹⁻⁴¹ pɔ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰue¹¹⁻⁵³ pɔ³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰue²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/

Verb

退步

1. to regress; to fall behind
2. to step back; to move back
3. to relent; to give in; to yield; to compromise; to concede

Synonyms

• (to regress):

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• 滯後／滞后 (zhìhòu) (mainland China)
• 落後／落后 (luòhòu)

 

• (to step back): 後退／后退 (hòutuì)
• (to relent):

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• 促就 (Hokkien)
• 妥協／妥协 (tuǒxié)
• 放讓／放让 (Xiang)
• 讓步／让步 (ràngbù)
• 退讓／退让 (tuìràng)
• 遷就／迁就 (qiānjiù)

 

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to regress”): 進步／进步 (jìnbù)

Derived terms

• 退步性 (tuìbùxìng)

 

Noun

退步

1. escape route; route of retreat; way out
2. leeway; room (for negotiation, to maneuver, etc.); latitude; margin; space

Synonyms

• (escape route): 後路／后路 (hòulù), 後步／后步 (hòubù), 退步 (tuìbù), 退路 (tuìlù)
• (leeway):

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• 地步 (dìbù) (literary)
• 後步／后步 (hòubù)
• 後路／后路 (hòulù) (figurative)
• 退路 (tuìlù) (figurative)
• 餘地／余地 (yúdì) (literal and figurative)