退
tuì
to return; to refund (as in 退货)
Every meaning
tuì
- to return; to refund (as in 退货)
- to withdraw; to quit
- to retreat; to move back
- to decline; to recede (as in 退烧)
In the Library
它只好慢慢地退了回来。
井底之蛙 · The frog in the well: the frog who had never seen the sea · HSK 4
走到半山腰，它再也拉不动了，只能停在那里，进也不是，退也不是。
Words with 退
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).