退一步

Chinese
 
retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw
 
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process
simp. and trad.
(退一步)		 退 一 步

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: tuìyībù [Phonetic: tuìyíbù] → tuìyibù (toneless variant)
      • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ → ㄊㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ (toneless variant)
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tueyibuh
      • IPA (key): /tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ pu⁵¹/ → /tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ i¹ pu⁵¹/

Verb

退一步

  1. to take a step back (literally or figuratively)
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