进退有常 jìntuìyǒucháng to act with consistency 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.有 yǒu verb to have to have; to possess; to include; to carry (a trait or quality)常 cháng law (literary) law; rule; regular pattern