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退件
tuì jiàn
Pinyin
Definition
退件
-
tuì jiàn
to reject (visa application etc)
(commerce) to return to sender
item returned to sender
Character Decomposition
退
辶
艮
件
亻
牛
Related Words
(20)
件
jiàn
1
item
2
component
3
classifier for events, things, clothes etc
事件
shì jiàn
1
event
2
happening
3
incident
4
CL:個|个[gè]
倒退
dào tuì
1
to fall back
2
to go in reverse
后退
hòu tuì
1
to recoil
2
to draw back
3
to fall back
4
to retreat
插件
chā jiàn
1
plug-in (software component)
撤退
chè tuì
1
to retreat
文件
wén jiàn
1
document
2
file
3
CL:份[fèn]
案件
àn jiàn
1
case
2
instance
3
CL:宗[zōng],樁|桩[zhuāng],起[qǐ]
条件
tiáo jiàn
1
condition
2
circumstances
3
term
4
factor
5
requirement
6
prerequisite
7
qualification
8
CL:個|个[gè]
减退
jiǎn tuì
1
to ebb
2
to go down
3
to decline
物件
wù jiàn
1
object
硬件
yìng jiàn
1
hardware
衰退
shuāi tuì
1
to decline
2
to fall
3
to drop
4
to falter
5
a decline
6
recession (in economics)
证件
zhèng jiàn
1
certificate
2
papers
3
credentials
4
document
5
ID
软件
ruǎn jiàn
1
(computer) software
退
tuì
1
to retreat
2
to decline
3
to move back
4
to withdraw
退休
tuì xiū
1
to retire
2
retirement (from work)
退出
tuì chū
1
to withdraw
2
to abort
3
to quit
4
to log out (computing)
退化
tuì huà
1
to degenerate
2
atrophy
退回
tuì huí
1
to return (an item)
2
to send back
3
to go back
Idioms
(16)
不知进退
bù zhī jìn tuì
1
not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
1
lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
2
fig. to give up
3
to turn tail
知难而退
zhī nán ér tuì
1
to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom); fig. to back out of an awkward situation
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
better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
2
one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
临阵退缩
lín zhèn tuì suō
1
to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
2
to get cold feet
退避三舍
tuì bì sān shè
1
lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength
2
a strategic withdrawal
逆水行舟,不进则退
nì shuǐ xíng zhōu , bù jìn zé tuì
1
like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
进退不得
jìn tuì bù dé
1
can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver
2
stalled
3
in a dilemma
4
stuck in a difficult position
进退中绳
jìn tuì zhōng shéng
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
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
2
trapped
3
in an impossible situation
进退失据
jìn tuì shī jù
1
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss
2
in a hopeless situation
进退有常
jìn tuì yǒu cháng
1
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
进退为难
jìn tuì wéi nán
1
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
2
trapped
3
in an impossible situation
进退无路
jìn tuì wú lù
1
to have no alternative (idiom)
进退维谷
jìn tuì wéi gǔ
1
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
2
trapped
3
in an impossible situation
进退自如
jìn tuì zì rú
1
free to come and go (idiom)
2
to have room to maneuver
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