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打退堂鼓
/ dǎ tuì táng gǔ /
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Collocation
1
吓得打退堂鼓
2
选择打退堂鼓
3
让/使……打退堂鼓
4
没有打退堂鼓
5
差点儿打退堂鼓
6
不得不打退堂鼓
7
只好打退堂鼓
Definition
打退堂鼓
Literally means:
beat a retreat
Actually means:
withdraw
退堂鼓 refers to the drum that was beaten in ancient China when an official retreated from his trial court.
This phrase figuratively means to giving up one's efforts or quitting in the middle way.
古代官员退出办公或审案的大厅（公堂）时要打鼓（叫退堂鼓）。
比喻事情没有做完就退出或放弃。
Example
Used as predicate, object or complement, and often isUsed with other words in between. (作谓语、宾语、补语，中间经常插入别的词语)
1
Tā
他
dìyī
第一
bǐ
笔
shēngyì
生意
bèi
被
rén
人
piàn
骗
le
了
yǐhòu
以后
jiù
就
hè
吓
de
得
dǎtuìtánggǔ
打退堂鼓
,
tíngshǒu
停手
bù
不
gàn
干
le
了
。
After his first business was cheated, he was too scared to back down and stop doing it.
2
Zhèzhǒng
这种
cǎidiàn
彩电
jiàqian
价钱
shízài
实在
tài
太
guì
贵
le
了
,
xǔduō
许多
běnlái
本来
xiǎng
想
mǎi
买
de
的
rén
人
dōu
都
dá
打
le
了
tuìtánggǔ
退堂鼓
。
The price of this kind of color TV is too expensive, many people who would like to buy it have backed down.
3
Tā
他
bú
不
shi
是
yī
一
gè
个
gǎnyú
敢于
miànduì
面对
kùnnan
困难
de
的
rén
人
,
suǒyǐ
所以
zuìzhōng
最终
háishi
还是
xuǎnzé
选择
le
了
dǎtuìtánggǔ
打退堂鼓
。
He was not a man who dared to face difficulties, so he finally chose to fight back.