退缩 (tuì suō) is a Chinese word meaning “to shrink back; to cower”.
Meanings
- 1to shrink back; to cower
- Part of speech
- verb
Characters in 退缩
Related words
退to retreat; to withdraw退出to withdraw退后to stand back退休to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement后退to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat撤退to retreat缩小to reduce; to decrease; to shrink缩to withdraw缩写abbreviation退役(of military personnel or athletes) to retire退学to quit school收缩to pull back