进退失据 jìn tuì shī jù

no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss
  2. 2. in a hopeless situation

Characters

Character Meaning
进 jìn HSK 2
to enter; to go in; to go forward
退 tuì HSK 5
to withdraw; to retreat; to move back
失 shī HSK 4
to lose; to miss; to fail
据 jù HSK 3
according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on