退缩

Traditional (Taiwan): 退縮

tuìsuō ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄛ

    • to shrink back to cower

Character by character

Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

  • 退却 tuìquè
    • 暂时退却 to retreat temporarily
    • 主动退却 to retreat voluntarily
  • 畏缩 wèisuō
    • 畏缩不前 to cower and not move forward
    • 从不畏缩 never to cower

Antonyms 反义词

  • 前进 qiánjìn
    • 前进步伐 pace of advance
    • 奋力前进 to advance with all one's might

Telling them apart

退缩 is about drawing back and shrinking away, mostly in actions. 畏缩 stresses being afraid or daunted so that one dares not go forward, and can describe either action or state of mind.

Other words read tuìsuō

tuisuo with other tones

  • 推索 tuīsuǒ inquire into

Near homophones of tuisuo

Words with 退缩

Ending with 退缩

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