Step back in Chinese
to step back · HSK 6
后退
- 后 after
- 退 to retreat
Other ways to say step back
More words with 后 or 退
How do you say step back in Chinese?
Step back in Chinese is 后退 (hòu tuì). You can also say 却 (què).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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