进退维亟 — “In a critical dilemma”
进退维亟 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in a critical dilemma”. Caught between a rock and a hard place; facing a situation where both advancing and retreating are difficult and risky. Literally, “Advance and retreat are both critical/urgent”.
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进退维亟 Pronunciation and Pinyin
进退维亟 Character Breakdown
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面对市场变化和内部资源不足的双重压力，公司决策层感到进退维亟
Faced with the dual pressure of market changes and insufficient internal resources, the company's decision-makers felt they were in a critical dilemma.
Idioms Related to 进退维亟
Synonyms of 进退维亟
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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Open the tool →Questions about 进退维亟
What does 进退维亟 mean?
进退维亟 (jìn tuì wéi jí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “in a critical dilemma”.
How do you pronounce 进退维亟?
进退维亟 is pronounced jìn tuì wéi jí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 进退维亟 literally mean?
Literally, 进退维亟 means “Advance and retreat are both critical/urgent”. It is used to mean “in a critical dilemma”.
What is the Chinese definition of 进退维亟?
进退都处于危急境地。