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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

退步 [tuìbù]
  1. 1. verb [落后] lag behind
  2. 2. verb [让步] give way
  3. 3. noun [让步] leeway

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

退步 [tuìbù]
  1. 1. lag (or fall) behind; retrogress
    这孩子功课退步了。
    The boy's not doing so well in his studies as he used to.
    他思想上退步了。
    He has slipped back ideologically.
    他参加课外活动小组后，学习成绩不但没有退步，反而提高了不少。
    小王的思想最近有点退步。
  2. 2. room for manoeuvre; leeway
    留个退步
    leave some room for manoeuvre; leave some leeway
    你最好给自己留个退步。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

退步 [tuìbù]
  1. 1. 动 倒退着走。比喻比原来差;落后
    你的功课退步了。
    思想退了步,工作就干不好。
  2. 2. 动 退让;让步
    既然是谈判,恐怕双方都要有退步的准备。
  3. 3. 名 后路;退路
    留个退步儿。
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Examples

这孩子功课退步了。
The boy's not doing so well in his studies as he used to. → 退步
他思想上退步了。
He has slipped back ideologically. → 退步
留个退步
leave some room for manoeuvre; leave some leeway → 退步
他太傲，所以学习退步了。 → 傲
他参加课外活动小组后，学习成绩不但没有退步，反而提高了不少。 → 退步
小王的思想最近有点退步。 → 退步
你最好给自己留个退步。 → 退步
轻易地原谅自己的错误会使自己不汲汲进取, 反而退步。
It'll make you go backwards instead of actively progressing if you often forgive your own mistakes easily. → 汲汲
你的功课退步了。 → 退步
既然是谈判,恐怕双方都要有退步的准备。 → 退步
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Word Decomposition

退
[tuì] 		+ 步
[bù]

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