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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 退步

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
退步 tuì bù - to do less well than before
- to make a concession
- setback
- backward step
- leeway
- room to maneuver
- fallback

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
5 - 16,316 25,918 14,623

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
退 tuì- to retreat; to withdraw
- to reject; to return (sth)
- to decline
步 bù- surname Bu
步 bù- a step
- a pace
- walk
- march
- stages in a process
- situation

Other Words Containing 退步

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
退步 5 - 16,316 25,918 14,623