To advance forward like taking quick steps toward a well to get water.
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进退不得
进退不得
can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver
4 meanings
MEANING4 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver
- 。
He is now in a difficult position where he can neither advance nor retreat.
- 貳形adjective
stalled
- 。
He is now in a dilemma, unable to move forward or backward.
- 參形adjective
in a dilemma
- 。
He is now in a dilemma with no way out.
- 肆形adjective
stuck in a difficult position
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 艮(stop; stiff; rigid)PHONO-SEMANTIC
When you take a step and encounter something hard and stuck, you must back away.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(step; walk)RADICAL
- 旦(dawn; morning)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; hand grasp)ASSOCIATIVE
Walking out at dawn and reaching out your hand to grasp what you want — that is obtaining it.
进退不得
Traditional進退不得
can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver
4 meanings
MEANING4 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver
- 。
He is now in a difficult position where he can neither advance nor retreat.
- 貳形adjective
stalled
- 。
He is now in a dilemma, unable to move forward or backward.
- 參形adjective
in a dilemma
- 。
He is now in a dilemma with no way out.
- 肆形adjective
stuck in a difficult position
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 艮(stop; stiff; rigid)PHONO-SEMANTIC
When you take a step and encounter something hard and stuck, you must back away.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(step; walk)RADICAL
- 旦(dawn; morning)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; hand grasp)ASSOCIATIVE
Walking out at dawn and reaching out your hand to grasp what you want — that is obtaining it.
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