Definition

1. Verb:
   • To withdraw: To move back or away from a position, situation, or commitment. Often used for military forces or from an argument.
   • To retreat: To pull back, especially from danger, confrontation, or a difficult situation.
   • To stand down: To formally or voluntarily give up a position, claim, or course of action.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Sau thất bại, đạo quân đã phải rút lui. (After the defeat, the army had to withdraw.)
  • Ông ấy quyết định rút lui khỏi cuộc tranh cử. (He decided to withdraw from the election.)
  • Trước sự phản đối, họ đã rút lui ý kiến. (Facing opposition, they withdrew their opinion.)

Advanced Usage

• "rút lui chiến lược": strategic withdrawal.
  • Đó không phải thua cuộc mà là một cuộc rút lui chiến lược. (That was not a defeat but a strategic withdrawal.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rút quân (v): to withdraw troops.

  • Lệnh rút quân đã được ban hành. (The order to withdraw troops has been issued.)

• Rút khỏi (v): to pull out of, to exit from (an organization, agreement, or place).

  • Công ty rút khỏi thị trường châu Âu. (The company pulled out of the European market.)

Synonyms

• Withdraw: To remove oneself or to take back.
• Retreat: To move back, especially from conflict.
• Pull out: To depart or cease involvement.

Related Idioms

• Rút lui trong danh dự: to bow out gracefully.
  • Thay vì tranh cãi, anh ấy chọn rút lui trong danh dự. (Instead of arguing, he chose to bow out gracefully.)

verb

1. to stand down; to withdraw