进退失据 jìntuìshījù to be in a dilemma Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 进退 進退 jìntuì to advance and retreat To move forward or backward; to progress or recede.失 shī verb to lose to lose; to misplace; to no longer possess something据 據 jù to rely on (bound form) to depend on; to lean on; to rely on