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不知进退

bùzhījìntuì

Traditional: 不知進退

not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety

Character Breakdown

不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
知
zhī
to know, to perceive, to comprehend
HSK 2
进
jìn
to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter
HSK 2
退
tuì
to retreat, to step back, to withdraw
HSK 5

Additional Information

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Chinese
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