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进退两难

jìn tuì liǎng nán
Uncommon

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 进退两难

两
liǎng

two

退
tuì

to retreat; to withdraw

进
jìn

to go forward

难
nán

difficult (to...)

难
nàn

disaster

两难
liǎng nán

dilemma

进退
jìn tuì

to advance or retreat