进可以攻，退可以守 — “To be able to advance and attack, or retreat and defend”
进可以攻，退可以守 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be able to advance and attack, or retreat and defend”. To have the initiative and flexibility in both offensive and defensive situations. Literally, “Advance can attack, retreat can defend”.
进可以攻，退可以守 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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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
- jìn进cùn寸tuì退chǐ尺gain little, lose much
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What does 进可以攻，退可以守 mean?
进可以攻，退可以守 (jìn kě yǐ gōng ， tuì kě yǐ shǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be able to advance and attack, or retreat and defend”.
How do you pronounce 进可以攻，退可以守?
进可以攻，退可以守 is pronounced jìn kě yǐ gōng ， tuì kě yǐ shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 进可以攻，退可以守 literally mean?
Literally, 进可以攻，退可以守 means “Advance can attack, retreat can defend”. It is used to mean “to be able to advance and attack, or retreat and defend”.
What is the Chinese definition of 进可以攻，退可以守?
进：前进；退：退却；守：防守，固守。前进可以攻击，后退可以固守。比喻进攻和防守都有主动权