| 进退 | [jìn tuì, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ, 进 退 / 進 退] to advance or retreat; knowing when to come and when to leave; a sense of propriety #21,744 [Add to Longdo] |
| 进退两难 | [jìn tuì liǎng nán, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄋㄢˊ, 进 退 两 难 / 進 退 兩 難] no room to advance or to retreat (成语 saw); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation #35,464 [Add to Longdo] |
| 进退维谷 | [jìn tuì wéi gǔ, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨˇ, 进 退 维 谷 / 進 退 維 谷] no room to advance or to retreat (成语 saw); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation #67,962 [Add to Longdo] |
| 进退不得 | [jìn tuì bù dé, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ, 进 退 不 得 / 進 退 不 得] can't advance or retreat (成语 saw); no room for maneuver; stalled; in a dilemma; stuck in a difficult position #98,923 [Add to Longdo] |
| 不知进退 | [bù zhī jìn tuì, ㄅㄨˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ, 不 知 进 退 / 不 知 進 退] not knowing when to come or leave (成语 saw); with no sense of propriety #105,593 [Add to Longdo] |
| 进退失据 | [jìn tuì shī jù, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄕ ㄐㄩˋ, 进 退 失 据 / 進 退 失 據] no room to advance or to retreat (成语 saw); at a loss; in a hopeless situation #109,182 [Add to Longdo] |
| 进退为难 | [jìn tuì wéi nán, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ, 进 退 为 难 / 進 退 為 難] no room to advance or to retreat (成语 saw); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation #399,716 [Add to Longdo] |
| 进退中绳 | [jìn tuì zhōng shéng, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄕㄥˊ, 进 退 中 绳 / 進 退 中 繩] to advance or retreat, each has its rules (成语 saw from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible [Add to Longdo] |
| 进退有常 | [jìn tuì yǒu cháng, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄤˊ, 进 退 有 常 / 進 退 有 常] to advance or retreat, each has its rules (成语 saw from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible [Add to Longdo] |
| 进退自如 | [jìn tuì zì rú, ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄗˋ ㄖㄨˊ, 进 退 自 如 / 進 退 自 如] free to advance or retreat; room for maneuver [Add to Longdo] |