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进退为难

jìntuìwéinán

Traditional: 進退為難

no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation

Character Breakdown

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
为
wèi
to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
HSK 2
难
nán
hard, difficult, arduous; unable
HSK 3

Additional Information

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Chinese
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