No. 6,467 in Chinese
撤退
"撤退" means "retreat" or "withdraw."
In a sentence
敌军已经开始撤退了。
The enemy troops have begun to retreat.
In this sentence, '撤退' is used as a verb meaning 'to retreat,' typically in a military context to describe pulling back forces from a position.
由于天气恶劣，我们的组需要撤退。
Due to adverse weather, our team had to retreat.
Here, '撤退' conveys the action of withdrawing or retreating, applied in a non-military scenario involving a group making a strategic decision.
公司在新市场的投资计划被迫撤退。
The company was forced to withdraw its investment plans in the new market.
In this usage, '撤退' metaphorically describes the withdrawal or cease of an organizational plan or operation.
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