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What does 后退 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

后退 hòutuì

to step back; to retreat

Its characters

  1. 后 hòu behind
  2. 退 tuì to retreat

In a sentence

你可能需要后退几步。 You may want to take a few steps back.

张飞看见曹军后面的队伍开始往后退,第三次大喊:“要打又不打,要退又不退,到底想干什么!

From 喝断长坂桥 · Zhang Fei at Changban Bridge

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