进退
verb C2- to advance or retreat
- knowing when to come and when to leave
- a sense of propriety
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Words with it
- 进退两难 jìn tuì liǎng nán no room to advance or to retreat
- 进退维谷 jìn tuì wéi gǔ no room to advance or to retreat
- 进退失据 jìn tuì shī jù no room to advance or to retreat
- 进退自如 jìn tuì zì rú free to come and go
- 不知进退 bù zhī jìn tuì not knowing when to come or leave
- 进退无路 jìn tuì wú lù to have no alternative
- 进退为难 jìn tuì wéi nán no room to advance or to retreat
- 进退有常 jìn tuì yǒu cháng to advance or retreat, each has its rules
- 进退中绳 jìn tuì zhōng shéng to advance or retreat, each has its rules
- 进退不得 jìn tuì bù dé can't advance or retreat
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