告退
gào tuì
Pinyin

Definition

告退
 - 
gào tuì
  1. to petition for retirement (old)
  2. to ask for leave to withdraw
  3. to ask to be excused

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

告别
gào bié
  1. 1 to leave
  2. 2 to bid farewell to
  3. 3 to say good-bye to
告密者
gào mì zhě
  1. 1 tell-tale
  2. 2 informer (esp. to police)
  3. 3 whistleblower
  4. 4 grass
告诉
gào sù
  1. 1 to press charges
  2. 2 to file a complaint
报告
bào gào
  1. 1 to inform
  2. 2 to report
  3. 3 to make known
  4. 4 report
  5. 5 speech
  6. 6 talk
  7. 7 lecture
  8. 8 CL:篇[piān],份[fèn],個|个[gè],通[tòng]
广告
guǎng gào
  1. 1 to advertise
  2. 2 a commercial
  3. 3 advertisement
  4. 4 CL:項|项[xiàng]
退
tuì
  1. 1 to retreat
  2. 2 to decline
  3. 3 to move back
  4. 4 to withdraw
退出
tuì chū
  1. 1 to withdraw
  2. 2 to abort
  3. 3 to quit
  4. 4 to log out (computing)
倒退
dào tuì
  1. 1 to fall back
  2. 2 to go in reverse
公告
gōng gào
  1. 1 post
  2. 2 announcement
告
gào
  1. 1 to say
  2. 2 to tell
  3. 3 to announce
  4. 4 to report
  5. 5 to denounce
  6. 6 to file a lawsuit
  7. 7 to sue
告捷
gào jié
  1. 1 to win
  2. 2 to be victorious
  3. 3 to report a victory
告状
gào zhuàng
  1. 1 to tell on sb
  2. 2 to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc)
  3. 3 to bring a lawsuit
告白
gào bái
  1. 1 to announce publicly
  2. 2 to explain oneself
  3. 3 to reveal one's feelings
  4. 4 to confess
  5. 5 to declare one's love
告知
gào zhī
  1. 1 to inform
告示
gào shi
  1. 1 announcement
告终
gào zhōng
  1. 1 to end
  2. 2 to reach an end
告诫
gào jiè
  1. 1 to warn
  2. 2 to admonish
大功告成
dà gōng gào chéng
  1. 1 successfully accomplished (project or goal)
  2. 2 to be highly successful
宣告
xuān gào
  1. 1 to declare
  2. 2 to proclaim
广告牌
guǎng gào pái
  1. 1 billboard

Idioms (20)

不知进退
bù zhī jìn tuì
  1. 1 not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
乞哀告怜
qǐ āi gào lián
  1. 1 begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)
告一段落
gào yī duàn luò
  1. 1 to come to the end of a phase (idiom)
哀告宾服
āi gào bīn fú
  1. 1 to bring tribute as sign of submission (idiom); to submit
奔走相告
bēn zǒu xiāng gào
  1. 1 to spread the news (idiom)
户告人晓
hù gào rén xiǎo
  1. 1 to make known to every household (idiom); to disseminate widely
  2. 2 to shout from the rooftops
打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
  1. 1 lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to give up
  3. 3 to turn tail
求情告饶
qiú qíng gào ráo
  1. 1 to beg for forgiveness (idiom)
求爷爷告奶奶
qiú yé ye gào nǎi nai
  1. 1 lit. to beg grandpa and call on grandma (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to go about begging for help
无可奉告
wú kě fèng gào
  1. 1 (idiom) "no comment"
知难而退
zhī nán ér tuì
  1. 1 to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation
  2. 2 to get out on finding out what it's really like
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网
lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng
  1. 1 better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
  2. 2 one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
临阵退缩
lín zhèn tuì suō
  1. 1 to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
  2. 2 to get cold feet
行将告罄
xíng jiāng gào qìng
  1. 1 to run short (idiom)
谆谆告诫
zhūn zhūn gào jiè
  1. 1 to repeatedly advise sb earnestly (idiom)
  2. 2 to admonish
退避三舍
tuì bì sān shè
  1. 1 lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength
  2. 2 a strategic withdrawal
逆水行舟，不进则退
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì
  1. 1 like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
进退不得
jìn tuì bù dé
  1. 1 can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver
  2. 2 stalled
  3. 3 in a dilemma
  4. 4 stuck in a difficult position
进退中绳
jìn tuì zhōng shéng
  1. 1 to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
进退两难
jìn tuì liǎng nán
  1. 1 no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
  2. 2 trapped
  3. 3 in an impossible situation

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