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倒退 (dào tuì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

倒退 (dào tuì) is a Chinese word: to regress. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 倒退

动 dòng verb

to regress

科技发展不会倒退。

kē jì fā zhǎn bù huì dào tuì

Technological development will not regress.

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Word breakdown

倒 dào — reverse, backwards

退 tuì — retreat, withdraw

Structure & writing
1 倒 dào — upside down; back to front
Xpinyin

倒 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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1.2 到 dào — to arrive; to reach
到 is a component in 1 characters

Stroke order

2 退 tuì — to move backward (opposite of 进)
退 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

2.1 辶 chuò — walk/movement radical, indicating motion or walking
辶 is a component in 68 characters
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