进退无途 — “In a predicament with no way forward or backward”
进退无途 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in a predicament with no way forward or backward”. Stuck in a difficult situation with no escape; caught between a rock and a hard place. Literally, “No path to advance or retreat”.
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进退无途 Pronunciation and Pinyin
进退无途 Character Breakdown
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他因为项目遇到瓶颈，资金又无法到位，现在真是进退无途。
He is truly caught between a rock and a hard place now, as the project has hit a bottleneck and funds are unavailable.
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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 进退无途
What does 进退无途 mean?
进退无途 (jìn tuì wú tú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in a predicament with no way forward or backward”.
How do you pronounce 进退无途?
进退无途 is pronounced jìn tuì wú tú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 进退无途 literally mean?
Literally, 进退无途 means “no path to advance or retreat”. It is used to mean “in a predicament with no way forward or backward”.
What is the Chinese definition of 进退无途?
形容处境十分困难，进退两难，无处容身。同“进退无路”。