進退

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

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) sense of propriety
  2. sense of propriety
  3. to advance and retreat

Wiktionary

  1. 前進或後退。
  2. 和尊長、客人等見面、告退之類的禮儀。

重編國語辭典

前进，后退

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 進 jìn
  1. to go forward
  2. to advance
  3. to go in
  4. to enter
  5. to put in
  6. to submit
  7. to take in
  8. to admit
  9. (math.) base of a number system
  10. classifier for sections in a building or residential compound
2 退 tuì
  1. to retreat; to withdraw
  2. to reject; to return (sth)
  3. to decline

Containing this entry

不知進退 bùzhījìntuì not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
進退不得 jìntuìbùdé
  1. can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver
  2. stalled
  3. in a dilemma
  4. stuck in a difficult position
進退中繩 jìntuìzhōngshéng to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
進退兩難 jìntuìliǎngnán
  1. no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
  2. trapped
  3. in an impossible situation
進退失據 jìntuìshījù
  1. no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss
  2. in a hopeless situation
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