进退两难 jìntuìliǎngnán to be in a dilemma Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 进 進 jìn verb to advance To move forward or upward; to make progress; opposite of 退 tuì.退 tuì verb to retreat to move backward; to withdraw or pull back两 兩 liǎng numeral both both; both sides; either side难 難 nán adjective difficult difficult; hard to do; troublesome; not easy; problematic; the opposite of 容易 róngyì
