進退兩難 jìn tuì liǎng nán

in an impossible situation

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. in an impossible situation
  2. 2. no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
  3. 3. trapped

Characters

Character Meaning
進 jìn
to enter; to go in; to go forward
退 tuì HSK 5
to withdraw; to retreat; to move back
兩 liǎng
two; both; some
難 nán
difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty