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去住两难 — “Difficult to decide whether to go or stay”

去住两难 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Difficult to decide whether to go or stay”. In a dilemma; caught between a rock and a hard place. Literally, “Difficult to go or stay”.

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去住两难 Pronunciation and Pinyin

去住两难 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
去
qù5to go, leave, or remove
住
zhù7live, reside, stop, hold
两
liǎng7two, a couple of
难
nán10difficult, troublesome, or bad

Example Sentence with 去住两难

面对是接受外地的工作机会还是留在本地照顾家人,他感到去住两难
Faced with the choice of accepting an out-of-town job opportunity or staying locally to care for his family, he felt caught in a dilemma, unable to decide whether to leave or remain.

Idioms Related to 去住两难

Synonyms of 去住两难

  • jìn进tuì退liǎng两nán难difficult to advance or retreat

More idioms starting with 去

  • qù去wěi伪cún存zhēn真eliminate the false, preserve the true
  • qù去qí其zāo糟pò粕,,cún存qí其jīng精huá华discard the dross, keep the essence
  • qù去wēi危jiù就ān安avoid danger and seek safety
  • qù去tiān天chǐ尺wǔ五extremely high or close to power
  • qù去tài太qù去shèn甚know when to stop
  • qù去hài害xīng兴lì利remove harm, promote benefit
  • qù去jiù就zhī之fēn分distinction of staying or leaving
  • qù去jiù就zhī之jì际critical moment of decision
  • qù去gù故jiù就xīn新discard the old and adopt the new
  • qù去gù故nà纳xīn新discard the old, adopt the new
  • qù去àn暗tóu投míng明abandon darkness, embrace brightness
  • qù去mò末guī归běn本prioritize fundamental industries

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Questions about 去住两难

What does 去住两难 mean?

去住两难 (qù zhù liǎng nán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Difficult to decide whether to go or stay”.

How do you pronounce 去住两难?

去住两难 is pronounced qù zhù liǎng nán in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 去住两难 literally mean?

Literally, 去住两难 means “Difficult to go or stay”. It is used to mean “Difficult to decide whether to go or stay”.

What is the Chinese definition of 去住两难?

去也不好,留也不好,左右为难。

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