退缩

Traditional form:

退縮

Pinyin (reading):

tuìsuō

Definitions:

• to shrink back; to cower

Characters:

• 退 - to retreat, to step back, to withdraw
• 缩 - to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation

Traditional characters:

• 退 - to retreat, to step back, to withdraw
• 縮 - to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation