- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 艮(stop; stiff; rigid)PHONO-SEMANTIC
When you take a step and encounter something hard and stuck, you must back away.
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退缩
退缩
to shrink back; to cower
HSK 7 (3.0)1 meaning#10554
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to shrink back; to cower
中害怕而往后退，不敢前进hàipà érwǎng hòu tuì，búgǎn qiánjìn
- 。
He never backs down.
COLLOCATIONS4 collocations
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糹(silk thread; fiber)RADICAL
- 宿(rest; withdraw)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A thread shrinks and pulls back like a person curling up to rest at night.
RELATED
ANTONYMS1
退缩
Traditional退縮
to shrink back; to cower
HSK 7 (3.0)1 meaning#10554
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to shrink back; to cower
中害怕而往后退，不敢前进hàipà érwǎng hòu tuì，búgǎn qiánjìn
- 。
He never backs down.
COLLOCATIONS4 collocations
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 艮(stop; stiff; rigid)PHONO-SEMANTIC
When you take a step and encounter something hard and stuck, you must back away.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糹(silk thread; fiber)RADICAL
- 宿(rest; withdraw)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A thread shrinks and pulls back like a person curling up to rest at night.
RELATED
ANTONYMS1
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