進退為難 jìn tuì wéi nán

stuck; in a difficult dilemma

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
進 jìn
to enter; to go in; to go forward
退 tuì HSK 5
to withdraw; to retreat; to move back
為 wéi
for; because of; to
難 nán
difficult; difficult (to...); difficulty