进退

進退

jìntuì

noun #21,009

Meanings

1 advance and retreat
2 moving forward and backward
3 a difficult position / dilemma

Characters

to advance / to enter

to retreat / to withdraw

Examples

HSK 2

他在这件事上进退两难。

Tā zài zhè jiàn shì shàng jìntuì liǎngnán.

He is caught in a dilemma over this matter.

HSK 5

领导者要懂得进退的时机。

Lǐngdǎozhě yào dǒngde jìntuì de shíjī.

A leader must know when to advance and when to retreat.

Tips

usage

进退 is often used in the four-character idiom 进退两难, meaning 'difficult to advance or retreat' - i.e., caught in a dilemma. Also appears in 进退有序 (orderly advance and retreat).

Stroke Order

进 jìn

退 tuì