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進身
jìn shēn
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to get oneself promoted to a higher rank
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進身之階
jìn shēn zhī jiē
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stepping-stone to greater power or higher rank
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進軍
jìn jūn
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to march;
to advance
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進退
jìn tuì
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to advance or retreat;
knowing when to come and when to leave;
a sense of propriety
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進退不得
jìn tuì bù dé
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can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver;
stalled;
in a dilemma;
stuck in a difficult position
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進退中繩
jìn tuì zhōng shéng
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to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
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進退兩難
jìn tuì liǎng nán
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no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma;
trapped;
in an impossible situation
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進退失據
jìn tuì shī jù
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no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss;
in a hopeless situation
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進退有常
jìn tuì yǒu cháng
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to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
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進退為難
jìn tuì wéi nán
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no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma;
trapped;
in an impossible situation
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進退無路
jìn tuì wú lù
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to have no alternative (idiom)
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進退維谷
jìn tuì wéi gǔ
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no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma;
trapped;
in an impossible situation
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進退自如
jìn tuì zì rú
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free to come and go (idiom);
to have room to maneuver
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進逼
jìn bī
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to advance on sth;
to press closely (on some goal)
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進道若蜷
jìn dào ruò quán
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entering the Way, you seem to coil back (Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3], the Book of Dao 道德经, Chap. 14);
progress in the Dao can seem illusory
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進道若退
jìn dào ruò tuì
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progress seems like regress (the Book of Dao 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1], Chpt. 41)
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進門
jìn mén
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to enter a door;
to go in;
to learn the basics of a subject;
to join one's husband's household upon marriage
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進關
jìn guān
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inbound customs (international trade)
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進階
jìn jiē
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advanced
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進項
jìn xiang
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income;
receipts;
earnings;
revenue
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進食
jìn shí
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to take a meal;
to eat
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進餐
jìn cān
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to have a meal
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進香
jìn xiāng
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to burn incense at a temple
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進駐
jìn zhù
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to enter and garrison;
(fig.) to establish a presence in
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遞進
dì jìn
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gradual progress;
to go forward one stage at a time
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