不知进退

Traditional: 不知進退

bù zhī jìn tuì

Dictionary entry

not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety

What does 不知进退 mean?

不知进退 (bù zhī jìn tuì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-知zhīto know · to be aware 进jìnto go forward · to advance 退tuìto retreat; to withdraw · to reject; to return (sth)

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不知进退

bù zhī jìn tuì

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