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进退
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Definitions
- 1. to advance or retreat
- 2. knowing when to come and when to leave
- 3. a sense of propriety
Words Containing 进退
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
to have no alternative (idiom)
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss
free to come and go (idiom)
not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety