撤回

Chinese

		remove; take away; withdraw	to circle; to go back; to turn around to circle; to go back; to turn around; to answer; to return; to revolve; (a measure word for matters or actions) a time; Islam
trad. (撤回)		撤	回
simp. #(撤回)		撤	回

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chèhuí

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cit³ wui⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thiat-hôe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chèhuí
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chèhuéi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻê⁴-hui²
    • Yale: chè-hwéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chehhwei
    • Palladius: чэхуэй (čɛxuej)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹ xu̯eɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cit³ wui⁴
    • Yale: chit wùih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsit⁸ wui⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qid³ wui⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːt̚³ wuːi̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiat-hôe
    • Tâi-lô: thiat-huê
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tiathoee
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ hue²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ hue²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ hue¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ hue²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ hue²³/

Verb

撤回 (transitive)

1. to recall; to withdraw

   撤回軍隊／撤回军队  ―  chèhuí jūnduì  ―  to recall troops

   撤回步哨  ―  chèhuí bùshào  ―  to withdraw a sentry

2. to revoke; to retract; to withdraw

   撤回起訴／撤回起诉  ―  chèhuí qǐsù  ―  to withdraw charges

   撤回提案  ―  chèhuí tí'àn  ―  to withdraw a proposal

Related terms

• 收回 (shōuhuí)
• 召回 (zhàohuí)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
撤	回
てつ > てっ Grade: S	かい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [te̞k̚ka̠i]
• (Tokyo) てっかい [tèkkáí] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

撤(てっ)回(かい) • (tekkai) ^{←てっくわい (tekkwai)?}

1. withdrawal, revocation, retraction

Verb

撤(てっ)回(かい)する • (tekkai suru) ^{←てっくわい (tekkwai)?}transitive suru (stem 撤(てっ)回(かい)し (tekkai shi), past 撤(てっ)回(かい)した (tekkai shita))

1. recall, revoke, retract, withdraw

   彼(かれ)は前言(ぜんげん)を撤回(てっかい)した。

   Kare wa zengen o tekkai shita.

   He revoked his last statement.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "撤回する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	撤回し	てっかいし	tekkai shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	撤回し	てっかいし	tekkai shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	撤回する	てっかいする	tekkai suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	撤回する	てっかいする	tekkai suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	撤回すれ	てっかいすれ	tekkai sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	撤回せよ¹ 撤回しろ²	てっかいせよ¹ てっかいしろ²	tekkai seyo¹ tekkai shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	撤回される	てっかいされる	tekkai sareru
Causative	撤回させる 撤回さす	てっかいさせる てっかいさす	tekkai saseru tekkai sasu
Potential	撤回できる	てっかいできる	tekkai dekiru
Volitional	撤回しよう	てっかいしよう	tekkai shiyō
Negative	撤回しない	てっかいしない	tekkai shinai
Negative continuative	撤回せず	てっかいせず	tekkai sezu
Formal	撤回します	てっかいします	tekkai shimasu
Perfective	撤回した	てっかいした	tekkai shita
Conjunctive	撤回して	てっかいして	tekkai shite
Hypothetical conditional	撤回すれば	てっかいすれば	tekkai sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

• “撤回”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

• Ineko Kondō, Fumi Takano, Mary E. Althaus, et al. (2002), Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
撤	回

Noun

撤回 • (cheolhoe) (hangeul 철회)

1. hanja form^? of 철회 (“withdrawal; revocation; retraction”)