Definition

1. Verb phrase:
   • To yield, to give way, to make concessions: To retreat from a previously held position, opinion, or demand, often due to pressure, opposition, or force.
   • To back down, to retreat: To withdraw from a confrontation, challenge, or difficult situation, admitting defeat or avoiding further conflict.

Usage Examples

• Verb phrase:
  • Sau khi bị đánh thua, chúng nó đã lùi bước. (After being defeated, they gave way.)
  • Anh ấy đã lùi bước và đồng ý với đề nghị của chúng tôi. (He backed down and agreed to our proposal.)
  • Họ không chịu lùi bước trong cuộc đàm phán. (They refused to yield in the negotiation.)

Advanced Usage

• "lùi bước trước": to retreat from, to back down in the face of.
  • Lùi bước trước khó khăn là không thể chấp nhận. (Retreating from difficulty is unacceptable.)
  • Công ty đã lùi bước trước sức ép của công chúng. (The company yielded to public pressure.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhượng bộ (v): to concede, to give in. A close synonym often used in similar contexts.
• Rút lui (v): to withdraw, to pull back. More general term for physical or strategic retreat.
• Chịu thua (v): to admit defeat.

Synonyms

• Yield: To give up control or possession.
• Concede: To admit defeat or acknowledge something is true.
• Back down: To withdraw a claim or position in an argument.
• Give way: To retreat or collapse under pressure.

Related Idioms

• While "lùi bước" itself is a set phrase, it is conceptually related to the idea of "cúi đầu" (to bow one's head), implying submission.
• The phrase often carries a negative connotation of weakness or failure, as in avoiding a necessary fight or principle.

1. Yield, give way, make concessions
   • Sau khi bị đánh thua, chúng nó đã lùi bước
     After being defeated, they gave way