你尝试退一步想想。

Nǐ chángshì tuì yíbù xiǎngxiang.

Try taking a step back and thinking it through.

不进则退。

Bù jìn zé tuì.

If you don’t move forward, you’ll fall back.

他退后一步。

tā tuì hòu yī bù.

He took a step back.