退步

tā zhè xué qī kǎo shì tuì bù le

他这学期考试退步了。

He took a step backward in his exams this term.

tā sī xiǎng tuì bù le

她思想退步了。

She has slipped back ideologically.

wǒ gōng kè tuì bù le

我功课退步了。

I lagged behind in my studies.

gōng chǎng de guān bì bèi rèn wéi shì gè tuì bù

工厂的关闭被认为是个退步。

The closure of the factories is seen as a leeway.

liú gè tuì bù

留个退步

leave some room for manoeuvre

rú guǒ bǐ cǐ dōu tuì bù jiù bù zhì yú chōng tū qi lai

如果彼此都退步，就不至于冲突起来。

If both sides had made some concessions, there would have been no conflict.