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trapped; be torn between advancing and retreating; be in a dilemma; find it difficult to advance or to retreat; be stranded; in a fine fix; on/between the horns of a dilemma; between the devil and the deep sea

jìn tuì liǎng nán

进 退 两 难

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sltrapped; be torn between advancing and retreating; be in a dilemma; find it difficult to advance or to retreat; be stranded; in a fine fix; on/between the horns of a dilemma; between the devil and the deep sea
- zhè shǐ jiào shī xiàn rù le jìn tuì liǎng nán de kùn jìng
  这使教师陷入了进退两难的困境。
  This poses a difficult dilemma for teachers.
- zài dào dé shang jìn tuì liǎng nán
  在道德上进退两难
  moral dilemma
synonym
zuǒ yòu wéi nán左右为难 jìn tuì wéi gǔ进退维谷 qí hǔ nán xià骑虎难下 jìn tuì shī jù进退失据 dī yáng chù fān羝羊触藩 bá qián zhì hòu跋前疐后
antonym
yī fān fēng shùn一帆风顺 dé xīn yìng shǒu得心应手 yìng fù zì rú应付自如 wú wǎng bù lì无往不利 jìn tuì zì rú进退自如

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