Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

退步

tuìbù

ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ

  1. 1to do less well than before
  2. 2to make a concession
  3. 3setback
  4. 4backward step
  5. 5leeway
  6. 6room to maneuver
  7. 7fallback
Example

社會不是在進步,而是在退步。

shèhuì búshì zài jìnbù érshì zài tuìbù

Social conditions are going backward rather than forward.

Keep 退步 and it comes back until you know it.

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