退 (tuì) — to return (a purchased item, ticket, etc.); to withdraw from (a competition, course, activity); to decline (an invitation, offer); to reject
Definition
退 covers both 'returning' an item and 'stepping back' from a commitment. Use 拒绝 when you only want to refuse an offer; use 退回 when an item must be sent back physically.
verb
to return (a purchased item, ticket, etc.)to withdraw from (a competition, course, activity)to decline (an invitation, offer)to reject
Easily confused
- 跟gēnlook-alike(preposition) with; together with; (indicating comparison) compared to
- 追zhuīlook-aliketo chase; to pursue (physically or metaphorically)
- 腿tuǐlook-alikeleg
- 良liánglook-alike(adv, literary) very; used in set phrases before certain adjectives (多, 久, 苦, etc.)
- 根gēnlook-alike(noun) root; basis; origin
Examples
- ，退。Wǒ mǎi de yī fu bù hé shì, suǒ yǐ qù diàn lǐ tuì le qián.The clothes I bought didn't fit, so I went to the store and got a refund.
- 退。Tā zhè ge xué qī tuì le yì mén kè.He withdrew from a course this semester.
- 退。Tā tuì diào le nà ge gōng zuò jī huì.He turned down that job offer.
Appears in
Browse more HSK 5 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.