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进退不得

jìn tuì bù dé

4-character word Traditional 進退不得

What 进退不得 means

1. can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver
2. stalled
3. in a dilemma
4. stuck in a difficult position

The characters in 进退不得

• 进jìnto go forward; to advance; to go in
• 退tuìto retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 得destructural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to…