进退

進退
jìntuì
noun #21,009

Meanings

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

Examples

Tā zài zhè jiàn shì shàng jìntuì liǎngnán.
He is caught in a dilemma over this matter.
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 (jìntuì liǎngnán), 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

jìn
退 tuì