进退维艰 — “To be in a dilemma”
进退维艰 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in a dilemma”. Caught in a difficult situation; difficult to advance or retreat. Literally, “difficulty in advancing or retreating”.
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在项目遇到技术瓶颈时，团队成员都感到进退维艰，不知道如何才能找到突破口。
When the project encountered a technical bottleneck, the team members felt caught in a difficult situation, unsure how to find a breakthrough.
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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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What does 进退维艰 mean?
进退维艰 (jìn tuì wéi jiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be in a dilemma”.
How do you pronounce 进退维艰?
进退维艰 is pronounced jìn tuì wéi jiān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 进退维艰 literally mean?
Literally, 进退维艰 means “difficulty in advancing or retreating”. It is used to mean “to be in a dilemma”.
What is the Chinese definition of 进退维艰?
进退都处于危急境地。同“进退维亟”。