后退
hòutuì
verbHSK 7-9
“To recoil” in Chinese is 后退 (hòutuì).
Meaning
- to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
Example
我不确定该前进还是后退。
I was uncertain whether to advance or to retreat.
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
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