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进退两难 (進退兩難)
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

进退两难 [jìntuìliǎngnán]
  1. 1. find it difficult to advance or to retreat—be in a dilemma

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

进退两难 [jìntuìliǎngnán]
  1. 1. 形容进退都处于困难的境地。

Examples

羝羊触藩(公羊角钩挂在篱笆上。比喻进退两难)。
进退两难
进退两难
现在是进退两难,怎样才能了局?
to be in a dilemma
处在进退两难的境地
to be/get in a pickle
[inf] 处于/进入进退两难的境地
He's between the devil and the deep blue sea and didn't know which way to go.
进退两难,不知道走哪条路。
Blair has put himself in a cleft stick!
布莱尔已把自己置身于进退两难的境地。
I am on the horns of a dilemma.
进退两难
The Labour party is on the horns of a dilemma with all of the negative publicity it has received.
收到所有的负面宣传,工党进退两难

Word Decomposition


[jìn]
+ 退
[tuì]
+
[liǎng]
+
[nán]

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