急流勇退 jíliúyǒngtuì to withdraw in a rapid current Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 急流勇退 jíliúyǒngtuì to withdraw in a rapid current To resolutely steer a boat back and withdraw while in the midst of a rapid current to retire at the height of success To resolutely retire or step down at the peak of one's career or when things are going smoothly, especially to avoid future trouble Frequency Written text 0.184 per million Cross-References Variant of 勇退激流 yǒngtuìjīliúSynonym 功成身退 gōngchéngshēntuì Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
急流勇退 jíliúyǒngtuì to withdraw in a rapid current To resolutely steer a boat back and withdraw while in the midst of a rapid current to retire at the height of success To resolutely retire or step down at the peak of one's career or when things are going smoothly, especially to avoid future trouble Frequency Written text 0.184 per million Cross-References Variant of 勇退激流 yǒngtuìjīliúSynonym 功成身退 gōngchéngshēntuì Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
