Dictionary/退步

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

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Example

shè huì社会bú不shì是zài在jìn bù进步,ér shì而是zài在tuì bù退步。
社会不是在进步,而是在退步。
Social conditions are going backward rather than forward.