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临阵退缩

lín zhèn tuì suō

4-character word Traditional 臨陣退縮

What 临阵退缩 means

1. to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom)
2. to get cold feet

The characters in 临阵退缩

• 临línto face; to overlook; to arrive
• 阵zhèndisposition of troops; wave; spate
• 退tuìto retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline
• 缩suōto withdraw; to pull back; to contract