Definition
退让 (tuì ràng) means to move aside physically or to back down in a disagreement. Unlike 让步 (give in/yield, specifically in negotiations), 退让 can be purely physical (step aside); unlike 退缩 (shrink back from fear) or 退却 (retreat, often military), 退让 is a voluntary yielding or making way. 避让 (avoid/yield, as in traffic) focuses more on dodging a collision than on conceding.
verb
to move asideto get out of the wayto back downto concede
Examples
- ，退让。Tā kànjiàn lǎorén zǒu guòlái, gǎnjǐn tuì ràng dào yìbiān.He saw the old man coming and quickly moved aside.
- ，退让。Zài tánpàn zhōng, shuāngfāng dōu bú yuànyì tuì ràng.In the negotiation, neither side was willing to back down.
- ，退让。Tā jiānchí yuánzé, jué bú tuì ràng.He stuck to his principles and would not back down.
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