进退无路 — “To be at an impasse”
进退无路 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be at an impasse”. To have no way forward or backward; to be in a desperate situation with no escape. Literally, “No way forward or backward”.
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进退无路 Pronunciation and Pinyin
进退无路 Character Breakdown
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他发现自己被困在一片荒野中，燃料耗尽，手机没信号，真是进退无路
He found himself trapped in a wilderness, out of fuel and with no cell signal, truly at an impasse.
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Synonyms of 进退无路
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- jìn进fǔ俯tuì退fǔ俯inconsistent movement or posture
- jìn进lì利chú除hài害promote good, eliminate harm
- jìn进kě可yǐ以gōng攻，，jù据kě可yǐ以shǒu守strategic flexibility in offense and defense
- jìn进kě可yǐ以gōng攻，，tuì退kě可yǐ以shǒu守flexible in offense and defense
- jìn进kě可tì替bù不offer good strategies to eliminate flawed practices
- jìn进kě可tì替fǒu否Advance good to replace bad
- jìn进shàn善chéng惩jiān奸promote good, punish evil
- jìn进shàn善chéng惩è恶promote good and punish evil
- jìn进shàn善tuì退è恶promote good, dismiss evil
- jìn进shàn善chù黜è恶promote good, dismiss evil
- jìn进rǎng壤guǎng广dì地expand territory
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Open the tool →Questions about 进退无路
What does 进退无路 mean?
进退无路 (jìn tuì wú lù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be at an impasse”.
How do you pronounce 进退无路?
进退无路 is pronounced jìn tuì wú lù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 进退无路 literally mean?
Literally, 进退无路 means “no way forward or backward”. It is used to mean “to be at an impasse”.
What is the Chinese definition of 进退无路?
前进无路，后退也无路。形容处境十分困难，进退两难，无处容身。