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title: "Tuihui Meaning: 退回 (tuìhuí) Means “to return”"
description: "退回 (tuìhuí) means “to return; to send back; to go back”. Hear its tones, see what 退 and 回 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuihui"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 退回 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

退回 tuìhuí

## to return; to send back; to go back

## Its characters

1. 退 tuì to retreat
2. 回 huí to return

## In a sentence

这封信被退回了。 This letter was sent back.

赤壁一战，曹操**退回**北方，孙权稳据江东，玄德也渐渐有了立足之地，三国鼎立的局面已隐然可见。

From [华容道 · The Huarong Road](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-huarong-road-three-kingdoms-advanced-chinese-16#library-word-1211-1213)

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## More words with 退 or 回

- [返回 fǎnhuí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fanhui)
- [后退 hòutuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houtui)
- [回报 huíbào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huibao)
- [回避 huíbì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huibi)
- [回答 huídá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huida)
- [回顾 huígù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huigu)
- [回归 huíguī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huigui)
- [回合 huíhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huihe)
- [回来 huílái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huilai)
- [回落 huíluò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huiluo)

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