進道若退 jìn dào ruò tuì

true progress may look like going back

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. progress seems like regress (the Book of Dao 道德经dào dé jīng, Chpt. 41)

Characters

Character Meaning
進 jìn
to enter; to go in; to go forward
道 dào HSK 2
to say; to speak; to talk
若 ruò HSK 6
if; as; like
退 tuì HSK 5
to withdraw; to retreat; to move back