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进退两难

jìn tuì liǎng nán

4-character word Traditional 進退兩難

What 进退两难 means

1. no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
2. trapped
3. in an impossible situation

The characters in 进退两难

• 进jìnto go forward; to advance; to go in
• 退tuìto retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline
• 两liǎngtwo; both; some
• 难nándifficult (to...); problem; difficulty

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