Dictionary/退步

退步

tuì bù

ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ

VpTOCFL L3

1to do less well than before

2to make a concession

3setback

4backward step

5leeway

6room to maneuver

7fallback

Characters

Example

shè社huì會bù不shì是zài在jìn進bù步，ér shì而是zài在tuì bù退步。

社會不是在進步，而是在退步。

Social conditions are going backward rather than forward.