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进退

jìn tuì

2-character word Traditional 進退

What 进退 means

1. to advance or retreat
2. knowing when to come and when to leave
3. a sense of propriety

The characters in 进退

• 进jìnto go forward; to advance; to go in
• 退tuìto retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline

Words starting with 进退

• 进退两难jìn tuì liǎng nánno room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped…
• 进退不得jìn tuì bù décan't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver; stalled; in a dilemma
• 进退失据jìn tuì shī jùno room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss; in a hopeless situation
• 进退有常jìn tuì yǒu chángto advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi)…
• 进退为难jìn tuì wéi nánno room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped…
• 进退无路jìn tuì wú lùto have no alternative (idiom)
• 进退自如jìn tuì zì rúfree to come and go (idiom); to have room to maneuver
• 进退维谷jìn tuì wéi gǔno room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped…
• 进退中绳jìn tuì zhōng shéngto advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi)…

Words containing 进退

• 不知进退bù zhī jìn tuìnot knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety