To advance forward like taking quick steps toward a well to get water.
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进退为难
进退为难
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
- 。
He is now in a dilemma between advancing and retreating.
- 貳形adjective
trapped
- 。
He is now in a difficult position where he can neither advance nor retreat.
- 參形adjective
in an impossible situation
- 。
He is now in a dilemma, unable to move forward or backward.
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- 為(do; act; work)ASSOCIATIVE
An ancient hand-drawn character depicts a hand leading an elephant to work, meaning 'to do' or 'for'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
- 隹(short-tailed bird)RADICAL
Catching a short-tailed bird in flight with bare hands is as difficult as the challenge this character represents.
进退为难
Traditional進退為難
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
- 。
He is now in a dilemma between advancing and retreating.
- 貳形adjective
trapped
- 。
He is now in a difficult position where he can neither advance nor retreat.
- 參形adjective
in an impossible situation
- 。
He is now in a dilemma, unable to move forward or backward.
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- 為(do; act; work)ASSOCIATIVE
An ancient hand-drawn character depicts a hand leading an elephant to work, meaning 'to do' or 'for'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
- 隹(short-tailed bird)RADICAL
Catching a short-tailed bird in flight with bare hands is as difficult as the challenge this character represents.
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