退 teoi³ {tuì}

1. to retreat
2. to decline
3. to move back
4. to withdraw

退兵 teoi³ bing¹ {tuì bīng}

to retreat; to withdraw

退步 teoi³ bou⁶ {tuìbù}

(verb) Drop (in grades)

退後〔-后〕 teoi³ hau⁶ {tuì hòu}

back off; step back

退㷫 teoi³ hing³ {tuì qǐng}

to bring down a fever

退隱〔-隐〕 teoi³ jan² {tuì yǐn}

to retire from public life

退伍 teoi³ ng⁵ {tuìwǔ}

(noun) Retired (from military)

退賠〔-赔〕 teoi³ pui⁴ {tuì péi}

to restitute; to compensate for / return what one has unlawfully taken

退選〔-选〕 teoi³ syun² {tuì xuǎn}

to withdraw / pull out from an election

退職〔-职〕 teoi³ zik¹ {tuì zhí}

to resign from office; to quit working

退租 teoi³ zou¹ {tuì zū}

to terminate a tenancy; to cancel a lease

退避 teoi³ bei⁶ {tuì bì}

to withdraw

退冰 teoi³ bing¹ {tuì bīng}

1. to thaw (frozen food)
2. to bring to room temperature

退保 teoi³ bou² {tuì bǎo}

to lapse (or terminate) an insurance

退步 teoi³ bou⁶ {tuì bù}

1. to do less well than before
2. to make a concession
3. setback
4. backward step
5. leeway
6. room to maneuver
7. fallback

退出 teoi³ ceot¹ {tuì chū}

1. to withdraw
2. to abort
3. to quit
4. to log out (computing)

退錢〔-钱〕 teoi³ cin² {tuì qián}

to refund money

退潮 teoi³ ciu⁴ {tuì cháo}

(of a tide) to ebb or go out

退場〔-场〕 teoi³ coeng⁴ {tuì chǎng}

1. to leave a place where some event is taking place
2. (of an actor) to exit
3. (sports) to leave the field
4. (of an audience) to leave

退黨〔-党〕 teoi³ dong² {tuì dǎng}

to withdraw from a political party

退化 teoi³ faa³ {tuì huà}

1. to degenerate
2. atrophy

退火 teoi³ fo² {tuì huǒ}

annealing (metallurgy)

退貨〔-货〕 teoi³ fo³ {tuì huò}

1. to return merchandise
2. to withdraw a product

退房 teoi³ fong² {tuì fáng}

to check out of a hotel room

退款 teoi³ fun² {tuì kuǎn}

1. to refund
2. refund

退繳〔-缴〕 teoi³ giu² {tuì jiǎo}

to make restitution

退關〔-关〕 teoi³ gwaan¹ {tuì guān}

shut-out, container or consigment not carried on the intended vessel or aircraft

退下 teoi³ haa⁶ {tuì xià}

1. to retire
2. to withdraw
3. to retreat
4. to step down

退行 teoi³ hang⁴ {tuì xíng}

1. to recede
2. to degenerate
3. to regress

退學〔-学〕 teoi³ hok⁶ {tuì xué}

to quit school

退任 teoi³ jam⁶ {tuì rèn}

1. to retire
2. to leave one's position

退休 teoi³ jau¹ {tuì xiū}

1. to retire
2. retirement (from work)

退役 teoi³ jik⁶ {tuì yì}

1. to retire from the military
2. to demobilize
3. to decommission
4. retired from use

退熱〔-热〕 teoi³ jit⁶ {tuì rè}

to reduce fever

退讓〔-让〕 teoi³ joeng⁶ {tuì ràng}

1. to move aside
2. to get out of the way
3. to back down
4. to concede

退卻〔-却〕 teoi³ koek³ {tuì què}

1. to retreat
2. to shrink back

退落 teoi³ lok⁶ {tuì luò}

to subside

退路 teoi³ lou⁶ {tuì lù}

1. a way out
2. a way to retreat
3. leeway

退伍 teoi³ ng⁵ {tuì wǔ}

to be discharged from military service

退片 teoi³ pin² {tuì piàn}

to eject (media player)

退票 teoi³ piu³ {tuì piào}

1. to bounce (a check)
2. to return a ticket
3. ticket refund

退守 teoi³ sau² {tuì shǒu}

1. to retreat and defend
2. to withdraw and maintain one's guard

退水 teoi³ seoi² {tuì shuǐ}

1. to divert water
2. to drain

退稅〔-税〕 teoi³ seoi³ {tuì shuì}

tax rebate or refund

退燒〔-烧〕 teoi³ siu¹ {tuì shāo}

to reduce fever

退縮〔-缩〕 teoi³ suk¹ {tuì suō}

1. to shrink back
2. to cower

退庭 teoi³ ting⁴ {tuì tíng}

1. to retire from the courtroom
2. to adjourn

退還〔-还〕 teoi³ waan⁴ {tuì huán}

1. to return (sth borrowed etc)
2. to send back
3. to refund
4. to rebate

退位 teoi³ wai⁶ {tuì wèi}

to abdicate

退回 teoi³ wui⁴ {tuì huí}

1. to return (an item)
2. to send back
3. to go back

退換〔-换〕 teoi³ wun⁶ {tuì huàn}

1. to replace a purchase
2. to exchange a purchase

退席 teoi³ zik⁶ {tuì xí}

1. to absent oneself from a meeting
2. to decline to attend

退格鍵〔--键〕 teoi³ gaak³ gin⁶ {tuì gé jiàn}

backspace (keyboard)

退下金 teoi³ haa⁶ gam¹ {tuì xià jīn}

retirement pension

退行性 teoi³ hang⁴ sing³ {tuì xíng xìng}

1. degenerative
2. retrograde

退休金 teoi³ jau¹ gam¹ {tuì xiū jīn}

1. retirement pay
2. pension

退思園〔--园〕 teoi³ si¹ jyun⁴ {Tuì sī Yuán}

The Retreat and Reflection Garden in Tongli, Jiangsu

退燒藥〔-烧药〕 teoi³ siu¹ joek⁶ {tuì shāo yào}

antipyretic (drug to reduce fever, such as sulfanilamide)

退換貨〔-换货〕 teoi³ wun⁶ fo³ {tuì huàn huò}

to return a product for another item

退避三捨〔---舍〕 teoi³ bei⁶ saam¹ se² {tuì bì sān shè}

1. lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength
2. a strategic withdrawal

退出運行〔--运-〕 teoi³ ceot¹ wan⁶ hang⁴ {tuì chū yùn xíng}

to decommission

退耕還林〔--还-〕 teoi³ gaang¹ waan⁴ lam⁴ {tuì gēng huán lín}

restoring agricultural land to forest

退居二線〔---线〕 teoi³ geoi¹ ji⁶ sin³ {tuì jū èr xiàn}

1. to withdraw to the second line of duty
2. to resign from a leading post (and assume an advisory post)

退黑激素 teoi³ hak¹ gik¹ sou³ {tuì hēi jī sù}

melatonin

退伍軍人〔--军-〕 teoi³ ng⁵ gwan¹ jan⁴ {tuì wǔ jūn rén}

veteran

退而求其次 teoi³ ji⁴ kau⁴ kei⁴ ci³ {tuì ér qiú qí cì}

1. to settle for second best
2. the next best thing

退伍軍人節〔--军-节〕 teoi³ ng⁵ gwan¹ jan⁴ zit³ {Tuì wǔ Jūn rén jié}

Veterans' Day