撤退 chètuì to retreat
How to remember 撤退: 撤 to omit + 退 to retreat = to retreat.
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How it is used
- To retreat - pull military forces back from battle - 部队被迫撤退 (bùduì bèipò chètuì) the troops were forced to retreat.
- Military register. Contrast 撤离 (evacuate a place): 撤退 is falling back from a fight or an untenable position.