进退为难

jìn tuì wéi nán

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Definitions

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

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Child Words of 进退为难

• 为 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 为 wèi: because of
• 为难 为难 wéi nán: to feel embarrassed or awkward
• 退 退 tuì: to retreat; to withdraw
• 进 进 jìn: to go forward
• 难 难 nán: difficult (to...)
• 难 难 nàn: disaster
• 进退 进退 jìn tuì: to advance or retreat