退退退

tuì tuì tuì

to repeatedly refuse or back out

他被邀请参加比赛，但连续三次说退退退。

He was invited to compete but repeatedly refused.

informal

An informal phrase used to express repeated refusal or backing out of something, often in a humorous or exaggerated way.

朋友邀请我去爬山，我连续三次说退退退，最后还是去了。

My friend invited me to go hiking, and I said '退退退' three times before finally agreeing to go.

This phrase is often used in casual conversations to emphasize reluctance or hesitation in a playful manner.

Collocations

退退退了to keep refusing

to keep refusing

Use '退退退' in casual conversations to express repeated refusal in a humorous or exaggerated way.

Derived from the repetition of the verb '退' (to retreat or refuse), emphasizing the repeated nature of the action.

This phrase is commonly used in spoken Chinese to express reluctance or hesitation in a lighthearted way. It is not used in formal contexts.

退

to retreat or refuse

root

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