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进道若蜷

进道若蜷 — “The path to progress appears to be a retreat”

进道若蜷 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the path to progress appears to be a retreat”. Making little or no apparent headway, or even seeming to move backward despite efforts. Literally, “Path of progress like curling back”.

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进道若蜷 Pronunciation and Pinyin

进道若蜷 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
进
jìn7advance, enter, eat, or receive
道
dào13way, path, principle, say
若
ruò9if, like, or you
蜷
quán14curl up or huddle

Example Sentence with 进道若蜷

他研究这个复杂课题多年,常感觉进道若蜷,但从未放弃
He has been researching this complex topic for years, often feeling that his path to advancement was like a retreat, but he never gave up.

Idioms Related to 进道若蜷

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 进道若蜷

What does 进道若蜷 mean?

进道若蜷 (jìn dào ruò quán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the path to progress appears to be a retreat”.

How do you pronounce 进道若蜷?

进道若蜷 is pronounced jìn dào ruò quán in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 进道若蜷 literally mean?

Literally, 进道若蜷 means “Path of progress like curling back”. It is used to mean “the path to progress appears to be a retreat”.

What is the Chinese definition of 进道若蜷?

指前进之道反若后退。同“进道若退”。

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