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進退有常

to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible

Characters and words in 進退有常

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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yǒu = y + ou3
to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
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cháng = ch + ang2
always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant
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Words with 進退有常

進退有常 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 進退有常

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