Indexing Matters

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退 tuiˋ

(Decline, Move Back, Retreat, Step, Withdraw)

Decline, Retreat, Withdraw, Step back, Move Back

退

退回

tuiˋ huiˊ

(Return)

Return

退, 回

rhymes-退回

退了幾步

tuiˋ le˙ jiˇ buˋ

(Take a few, Takes a few, Taking a, Took a few)

Take a few steps back, Takes a few steps back, Taking a few steps back, Took a few steps back

>>退了幾步

退, 了, 幾, 步

rhymes-退了幾步

退學

tuiˋ xueˊ

(Quit)

Quit school

退, 學

rhymes-退學

退化

tuiˋ huaˋ

(Degenerate, Degenerated, Degenerates, Degenerating)

Degenerate, Degenerates, Degenerating, Degenerated

退, 化

rhymes-退化

退讓

tuiˋ rangˋ

(Back down)

Back down

退, 讓

rhymes-退讓

退卻

tuiˋ queˋ

(Retreat)

Retreat

退, 卻

退票

tuiˋ piaoˋ

(Refund, Return)

Refund, Return a ticket for a refund

退, 票

rhymes-退票

不進則退

buˊ jinˋ zeˊ tuiˋ

(If you)

If you don't advance, you fall back

Cat: Latest (If you don't...) Next

Cat: Latest a-z (If you don't...) Next

不, 進, 則, 退

學如逆水行舟不進則退

xueˊ ruˊ niˋ shuiˇ xingˊ zhouˉ buˊ jinˋ zeˊ tuiˋ

(Learning is)

Learning is like sailing against a current, if you don't advance then you retreat

>>學如逆水行舟不進則退

學, 如, 逆, 水, 行, 舟, 不, 進, 則, 退

多退少補

duoˉ tuiˋ shaoˇ buˇ

(Make up for, Refund)

Refund for overpayment or supplemental payment for underpayment, Make up for any over or underpayment

多, 退, 少, 補

辭退

ciˊ tuiˋ

(Dismiss)

Dismiss

辭, 退

衰退

shuaiˉ tuiˋ

(Decline)

Decline

衰, 退

低身退開

diˉ shenˉ tuiˋ kaiˉ

(Ducked)

Ducked away, Ducked down and backed away

>>低身退開

低, 身, 退, 開

不退

buˊ tuiˋ

(Not declining, Not retreating, Not waning)

Not declining, Not waning, Not retreating

不, 退

全身而退

quanˊ shenˉ erˊ tuiˋ

(Get out, Got out)

Get out in one piece, Got out in one piece, Got out unscratched

>>全身而退

全, 身, 而, 退

擊退

jiˊ tuiˋ

(Drive back, Fight, Hold off, Repel, Repulse)

Fight back, Hold off, Drive back, Repel, Repulse

擊, 退

Rhymes: wei yue

rh: tuiˋ queˋ 退卻

rh: tuiˋ xueˊ 退學

>>退學

rh: zuiˋ queˋ 最確

>>最確定

rh: weiˊ yue ˉ 違約

>>違約

rh: weiˋ jueˊ 味覺

>>味覺

rh: weiˊ queˋ 為確

>>為確保備援

rh: weiˋ queˋ 未確

>>未確認

rh: duiˋ jueˊ 對決

>>對決

rh: duiˋ xueˊ 對學

>>對學生做入學鑑別

rh: guiˇ jueˊ 詭譎

>>詭譎

rh: huiˊ jueˊ 回絕

>>回絕

rh: ruiˋ xueˇ 瑞雪

>>瑞雪

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