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进退不得

can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver / stalled / in a dilemma / stuck in a difficult position

Characters and words in 进退不得

jìn = ji + (e)n4
to go forward / to advance / to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit / (math.) base of a number system / classifier for sections in a building or residential compound
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to advance or retreat / knowing when to come and when to leave / a sense of propriety
退
tuì = tu + ei4
to retreat / to decline / to move back / to withdraw
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退
tuì = tu + ei4
to retreat; to withdraw / to reject; to return (sth) / to decline
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= bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
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must not / may not / not to be allowed / cannot
= d + e2
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished
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de = d + e5
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
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děi = d + ei3
to have to / must / ought to / to need to
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Words with 进退不得

进退不得 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 进退不得

进退不得 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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