jìn tuì liǎng nán

Traditional: 進退兩難

进退两难 (jìn tuì liǎng nán) is a Chinese word meaning “no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation”.

Meanings

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

Characters in 进退两难

进jìn · to go forward退tuì · to retreat; to withdraw两liǎng · two难nán · difficult (to...)

Related words

两two进to go forward难difficult (to...)难disaster进来to come in进去to go in进行(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway难道don't tell me ...进入to enter困难difficult进展to make headway; to make progress难以置信(idiom) hard to believe; incredible

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