进退失措 — “Unable to decide whether to advance or retreat”
进退失措 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to decide whether to advance or retreat”. To be caught in a dilemma and at a loss what to do; to be flustered and helpless.
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进退失措 Pronunciation and Pinyin
进退失措 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 进退失措
面对突如其来的变故，他一时进退失措，不知道该如何是好
Faced with the sudden turn of events, he was momentarily at a loss, not knowing what to do.
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Synonyms of 进退失措
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- 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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Open the tool →Questions about 进退失措
What does 进退失措 mean?
进退失措 (jìn tuì shī cuò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to decide whether to advance or retreat”.
How do you pronounce 进退失措?
进退失措 is pronounced jìn tuì shī cuò in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 进退失措?
指进退两难而无法应付。同“进退无措”。