进退两难

Traditional: 進退兩難

jìn tuì liǎng nán

Dictionary entry

no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma

What does 进退两难 mean?

进退两难 (jìn tuì liǎng nán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma

2trapped

3in an impossible situation

Character breakdown

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进jìnto go forward · to advance 退tuìto retreat; to withdraw · to reject; to return (sth)两liǎngtwo · both 难nándifficult (to...) · problem

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进退两难

jìn tuì liǎng nán

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