Word: 退步 (tuìbù) 退步 dictionary entry tuìbù to do less well than before; to make a concession; setback; backward step; leeway; room to maneuver; fallback Full dictionary entry for 退步 Example sentences using 退步 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 社会不是在进步，而是在退步。 Shèhuì bú shì zài jìnbù, érshì zài tuìbù. Social conditions are going backward rather than forward. 这学期他的数学成绩退步了不少。 Zhè xuéqī tā de shùxué chéngjì tuìbùle bùshǎo. His math grades have slipped quite a bit this semester.