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进旅退旅 — “Advance with the multitude, retreat with the multitude”

进旅退旅 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to follow the crowd or go with the flow, lacking one's own opinions or initiative; to be unassertive and simply move forward or backward with everyone else”. Literally, “Advance with the multitude, retreat with the multitude”.

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进旅退旅 Pronunciation and Pinyin

进旅退旅 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
进
jìn7advance, enter, eat, or receive
旅
lǚ10travel, journey, temporary stay
退
tuì10retreat, withdraw, decline
旅
lǚ10travel, journey, temporary stay

Example Sentence with 进旅退旅

在团队讨论中,他总是进旅退旅,从不发表自己的独特看法。
In team discussions, he always follows the crowd, never expressing his unique views.

Idioms Related to 进旅退旅

More idioms starting with 进

  • jìn进rén人ruò若jiāng将jiā加zhū诸xī膝,,tuì退rén人ruò若jiāng将zhuì坠zhū诸yuān渊Elevate favorites, cast down dislikes
  • 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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Questions about 进旅退旅

What does 进旅退旅 mean?

进旅退旅 (jìn lǚ tuì lǚ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to follow the crowd or go with the flow, lacking one's own opinions or initiative; to be unassertive and simply move forward or backward with everyone else”.

How do you pronounce 进旅退旅?

进旅退旅 is pronounced jìn lǚ tuì lǚ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 进旅退旅 literally mean?

Literally, 进旅退旅 means “Advance with the multitude, retreat with the multitude”. It is used to mean “to follow the crowd or go with the flow, lacking one's own opinions or initiative; to be unassertive and simply move forward or backward with everyone else”.

What is the Chinese definition of 进旅退旅?

旅:共,同。与众人一起进退。形容跟着大家走,自己没有什么主张。

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