- to do less well than before
- to make a concession
- setback
- backward step
- leeway
- room to maneuver
- fallback
Characters
- 退 (退): to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline
- 步 (步): surname Bu
Resources
- Wiktionary: 退步
- MDBG: 退步
- Examples with 退步 on Tatoeba
Examples
社會不是在進步，而是在退步。