bù​zhī​jìn​tuì

not knowing when to advance or retreat

  • created sense approved 不知进退/不知進退 · bù​zhī​jìn​tuì · not knowing when to advance or retreat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不知进退 / 不知進退

    bù​zhī​jìn​tuì

    not knowing when to advance or retreat

    not knowing whether to come or leave; lacking judgment regarding when to move forward or back

    不知 (literal) → 不知 · bù​zhī · not to know 进 (literal) → 进/進 · jìn · to advance 退 (literal) → 退 · tuì · to retreat

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 不知进退/不知進退 · bù​zhī​jìn​tuì · to be in a dilemma — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不知进退 / 不知進退

    bù​zhī​jìn​tuì

    to be in a dilemma

    to be in a difficult situation where it is hard to decide whether to move forward or back

    不知 (literal) → 不知 · bù​zhī · not to know 进 (literal) → 进/進 · jìn · to advance 退 (literal) → 退 · tuì · to retreat

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 不知进退/不知進退 · bù​zhī​jìn​tuì · lack a sense of propriety — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不知进退 / 不知進退

    bù​zhī​jìn​tuì

    lack a sense of propriety

    showing a lack of judgment or restraint in one's words and actions; not knowing how to behave appropriately

    不知 (literal) → 不知 · bù​zhī · not to know 进退 (literal) → 进退/進退 · jìn​tuì · propriety

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense