退回 (tuì huí) — (transitive) to return (an item), to send back; (intransitive) to go back, to retreat
Definition
退回 pairs the 'send back' sense of 退 with 回's 'return' — covering both sending an item back and going back to a place. Use it for physical items or paths; 退还 is for borrowed things/refunds, and 撤回 for revoking statements or troops.
verb
(transitive) to return (an item)to send back(intransitive) to go backto retreat
Examples
- 退回？Wǒ zài wǎng shàng mǎi de dōng xī kě yǐ tuì huí ma?Can I return the items I bought online?
- ，退回。Shēn qǐng cái liào yǒu wù, qǐng tuì huí chóng xīn tián xiě.The application materials have errors; please send them back and fill them out again.
- ，退回。Qián fāng méi yǒu lù le, wǒ men zhǐ néng tuì huí dào qǐ diǎn.There is no road ahead; we have to go back to the starting point.
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