节节败退

節節敗退

jiéjié-bàituì

idiom

Meanings

敌军节节败退，我方乘胜追击。

Díjūn jiéjiébàituì, wǒfāng chéngshèngzhuījī.

The enemy kept retreating, and our side pressed the advantage.

在市场竞争中，老品牌节节败退。

Zài shìchǎng jìngzhēng zhōng, lǎo pǐnpái jiéjiébàituì.

In market competition, the old brands have been steadily losing ground.

memory

节 here means 'joint/segment' — picture retreating position by position, stage by stage, never holding a line.

节 jié

败 bài

退 tuì