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革退
gé tuì
Pinyin
Definition
革退
-
gé tuì
to dismiss from a post
Related Words
(20)
改革
gǎi gé
1
reform
2
CL:次[cì],種|种[zhǒng],項|项[xiàng]
3
to reform
退
tuì
1
to retreat
2
to decline
3
to move back
4
to withdraw
退出
tuì chū
1
to withdraw
2
to abort
3
to quit
4
to log out (computing)
革命
gé mìng
1
revolution
2
revolutionary (politics)
3
CL:次[cì]
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
撤退
chè tuì
1
to retreat
文革
Wén gé
1
Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
2
abbr. for 文化大革命[Wén huà Dà gé mìng]
早退
zǎo tuì
1
to leave early (before the stipulated finishing time)
2
to retire early (from one's job)
消退
xiāo tuì
1
to wane
2
to vanish gradually
减退
jiǎn tuì
1
to ebb
2
to go down
3
to decline
皮革
pí gé
1
leather
2
CL:張|张[zhāng]
衰退
shuāi tuì
1
to decline
2
to fall
3
to drop
4
to falter
5
a decline
6
recession (in economics)
变革
biàn gé
1
to transform
2
to change
退下
tuì xià
1
to retire
2
to withdraw
3
to retreat
4
to step down
退伍
tuì wǔ
1
to be discharged from military service
退休
tuì xiū
1
to retire
2
retirement (from work)
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
退场
tuì chǎng
1
to leave a place where some event is taking place
2
(of an actor) to exit
3
(sports) to leave the field
4
(of an audience) to leave
Idioms
(20)
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
洗心革面
xǐ xīn gé miàn
1
lit. to wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways
2
to turn over a new leaf
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
革故鼎新
gé gù dǐng xīn
1
to discard the old and introduce the new (idiom); to innovate
革面洗心
gé miàn xǐ xīn
1
lit. to renew one's face and wash one's heart (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways
2
to turn over a new leaf
马革裹尸
mǎ gé guǒ shī
1
to be buried in a horse hide (idiom)
2
to give one's life on the battlefield
Sample Sentences