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退缩

tuì suō

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 退縮

退缩 (tuì suō) means "to shrink back; to cower". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 退缩 means

1. to shrink back; to cower

The characters in 退缩

• 退tuìto retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline
• 缩suōto withdraw; to pull back; to contract

Words containing 退缩

• 临阵退缩lín zhèn tuì suōto shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom); to get cold feet

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