退步
Old HSK 5
退步 (tuìbù) · to fall behind
退步 (tuìbù) means “to fall behind; to regress”. It is written with 2 characters: 退 (to return (goods)) + 步 (step). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 退步 is built
The characters
退 tuì · to return (goods)
What 退 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 艮gěn — blunt
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 艮 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
步 bù · step
What 步 is made of
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- ⺊ — structural part
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 上shàng — above
Origin hint: Modern form of 歨; putting one foot 止 in front of the other (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他最近成绩退步了。Tā zuìjìn chéngjì tuìbù le.His grades have dropped recently.
不练习，你的中文就会退步。Bù liànxí, nǐ de Zhōngwén jiù huì tuìbù.Without practice, your Chinese will get worse.
Questions about 退步
What does 退步 mean?
退步 (tuìbù) means “to fall behind; to regress”.
How do you pronounce 退步?
退步 is pronounced tuìbù.
Which HSK level is 退步?
退步 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 退出tuìchūto quit
- 退休tuìxiūto retire
- 撤退chètuìto retreat
- 衰退shuāituìto decline
- 退tuìto return (goods)
- 初步chūbùinitial
- 进步jìnbùto make progress
- 进一步jìnyībùfurther
- 跑步pǎobùto run
- 散步sànbùto take a walk
Learn 退步 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 96: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.