进退维谷 進退維谷
进退维谷 進退維谷 jìn tuì wéi gǔ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨˇ zeon3 teoi3 wai4 guk1
- no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
- trapped
- in an impossible situation
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进 進
- 上进 上進 shàng jìn ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ soeng6 zeon3 to make progress
- 促进 促進 cù jìn ㄘㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ cuk1 zeon3 to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost
- 先进 先進 xiān jìn ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ sin1 zeon3 sophisticated; advanced (technology etc)
- 前进 前進 qián jìn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ cin4 zeon3 to go forward
- 增进 增進 zēng jìn ㄗㄥ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zang1 zeon3 to promote
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- 引进 引進 yǐn jìn ㄧㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ jan5 zeon3 to recommend
- 推进 推進 tuī jìn ㄊㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄣˋ teoi1 zeon3 to impel
- 改进 改進 gǎi jìn ㄍㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ goi2 zeon3 to improve; to make better
- 请进 請進 qǐng jìn ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ cing2 zeon3 "please come in"
- 走进 走進 zǒu jìn ㄗㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ zau2 zeon3 to enter; to step into
- 跟进 跟進 gēn jìn ㄍㄣ ㄐㄧㄣˋ gan1 zeon3 to follow
- 进来 進來 jìn lái ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄌㄞˊ zeon3 loi4 to come in
- 进修 進修 jìn xiū ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄡ zeon3 sau1 to undertake advanced studies
- 进入 進入 jìn rù ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄨˋ zeon3 jap6 to enter
- 进出 進出 jìn chū ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔㄨ zeon3 ceot1 to enter and exit; to go in and out; inflow and outflow (of goods, vehicles, funds etc)
- 进化 進化 jìn huà ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ zeon3 faa3 to evolve (biologically, technologically etc); evolution
- 进去 進去 jìn qù ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄩˋ zeon3 heoi3 to go in
- 进口 進口 jìn kǒu ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ zeon3 hau2 to import
- 进场 進場 jìn chǎng ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄔㄤˇ zeon3 coeng4 to enter the venue
- 进展 進展 jìn zhǎn ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓㄢˇ zeon3 zin2 to make headway; to make progress
退
- 后退 後退 hòu tuì ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ hau6 teoi3 to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
- 衰退 shuāi tuì ㄕㄨㄞ ㄊㄨㄟˋ seoi1 teoi3 to decline
- 辞退 辭退 cí tuì ㄘˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ci4 teoi3 to dismiss
- 退休 tuì xiū ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡ teoi3 jau1 to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
- 退出 tuì chū ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨ teoi3 ceot1 to withdraw
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- 退化 tuì huà ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ teoi3 faa3 to degenerate
- 退却 退卻 tuì què ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ teoi3 koek3 to retreat
- 退回 tuì huí ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ teoi3 wui4 to return (an item)
- 退学 退學 tuì xué ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ teoi3 hok6 to quit school
- 退役 tuì yì ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄧˋ teoi3 jik6 (of military personnel or athletes) to retire
- 退步 tuì bù ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ teoi3 bou6 to do less well than before
- 退票 tuì piào ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄆㄧㄠˋ teoi3 piu3 to bounce (a check)
- 退缩 退縮 tuì suō ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄛ teoi3 suk1 to shrink back; to cower
- 退让 退讓 tuì ràng ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄤˋ teoi3 joeng6 to move aside
- 退休金 tuì xiū jīn ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄣ teoi3 jau1 gam1 retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement
- 三退 sān tuì ㄙㄢ ㄊㄨㄟˋ saam1 teoi3 withdrawal from the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Young Pioneers of China
- 促退 cù tuì ㄘㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ cuk1 teoi3 to hinder progress
- 倒退 dào tuì ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ dou3 teoi3 to fall back
- 劝退 勸退 quàn tuì ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ hyun3 teoi3 to try to persuade sb to give up (their job, plans etc)
- 包退 bāo tuì ㄅㄠ ㄊㄨㄟˋ baau1 teoi3 to guarantee refund (for faulty or unsatisfactory goods)
维 維
- 三维 三維 sān wéi ㄙㄢ ㄨㄟˊ saam1 wai4 three-dimensional
- 思维 思維 sī wéi ㄙ ㄨㄟˊ si1 wai4 (line of) thought; thinking
- 恭维 恭維 gōng wei ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄨㄟ gung1 wai4 to praise
- 维修 維修 wéi xiū ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄡ wai4 sau1 maintenance (of equipment)
- 维持 維持 wéi chí ㄨㄟˊ ㄔˊ wai4 ci4 to keep; to maintain; to preserve
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- 维护 維護 wéi hù ㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨˋ wai4 wu6 to defend
- 纤维 纖維 xiān wéi ㄒㄧㄢ ㄨㄟˊ cim1 wai4 fiber
- 二维码 二維碼 èr wéi mǎ ㄦˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄚˇ ji6 wai4 maa5 2D barcode; matrix code
- 维他命 維他命 wéi tā mìng ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄚ ㄇㄧㄥˋ wai4 taa1 ming6 (loanword) vitamin
- 维生素 維生素 wéi shēng sù ㄨㄟˊ ㄕㄥ ㄙㄨˋ wai4 sang1 sou3 vitamin
- 一维 一維 yī wéi ㄧ ㄨㄟˊ jat1 wai4 one-dimensional (math.)
- 二维 二維 èr wéi ㄦˋ ㄨㄟˊ ji6 wai4 two-dimensional
- 低维 低維 dī wéi ㄉㄧ ㄨㄟˊ dai1 wai4 low-dimensional (math.)
- 四维 四維 sì wéi ㄙˋ ㄨㄟˊ sei3 wai4 the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor
- 多维 多維 duō wéi ㄉㄨㄛ ㄨㄟˊ do1 wai4 multidimensional
- 戴维 戴維 Dài wéi ㄉㄞˋ ㄨㄟˊ daai3 wai4 Davy
- 李维 李維 Lǐ wéi ㄌㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ lei5 wai4 Titus Livius or Livy (59 BC-17 AD), Roman historian
- 杨维 楊維 Yáng Wéi ㄧㄤˊ ㄨㄟˊ joeng4 wai4 Yang Wei (1979-), PRC badminton player, women's doubles specialist
- 王维 王維 Wáng Wéi ㄨㄤˊ ㄨㄟˊ wong4 wai4 Wang Wei (701-761), Tang Dynasty poet
- 维和 維和 wéi hé ㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄜˊ wai4 wo4 peacekeeping
谷
- 低谷 dī gǔ ㄉㄧ ㄍㄨˇ dai1 guk1 valley
- 山谷 shān gǔ ㄕㄢ ㄍㄨˇ saan1 guk1 valley
- 峡谷 峽谷 xiá gǔ ㄒㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄨˇ haap6 guk1 canyon
- 五谷 五穀 wǔ gǔ ㄨˇ ㄍㄨˇ ng5 guk1 five crops, e.g. millet 粟, soybean 豆, sesame 麻, barley 麦, rice 稻 or other variants
- 催谷 cuī gǔ ㄘㄨㄟ ㄍㄨˇ ceoi1 guk1 to boost
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- 包谷 包穀 bāo gǔ ㄅㄠ ㄍㄨˇ baau1 guk1 (dialect) corn; maize
- 壑谷 hè gǔ ㄏㄜˋ ㄍㄨˇ kok3 guk1 low-lying humid terrain
- 太谷 Tài gǔ ㄊㄞˋ ㄍㄨˇ taai3 guk1 see 太谷区
- 崖谷 yá gǔ ㄧㄚˊ ㄍㄨˇ ngaai4 guk1 valley
- 川谷 川穀 chuān gǔ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄍㄨˇ cyun1 guk1 same as 薏苡
- 布谷 布穀 bù gǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˇ bou3 guk1 cuckoo
- 平谷 Píng gǔ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨˇ ping4 guk1 see 平谷区
- 幽谷 yōu gǔ ㄧㄡ ㄍㄨˇ jau1 guk1 deep valley
- 府谷 Fǔ gǔ ㄈㄨˇ ㄍㄨˇ fu2 guk1 see 府谷县
- 打谷 打穀 dǎ gǔ ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨˇ daa2 guk1 to thresh
- 扬谷 揚穀 yáng gǔ ㄧㄤˊ ㄍㄨˇ joeng4 guk1 to winnow
- 景谷 Jǐng gǔ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄨˇ ging2 guk1 see 景谷傣族彝族自治县
- 曼谷 Màn gǔ ㄇㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ maan6 guk1 Bangkok, capital of Thailand
- 梵谷 Fàn gǔ ㄈㄢˋ ㄍㄨˇ faan4 guk1 (Tw) Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), Dutch post-Impressionist painter
- 河谷 hé gǔ ㄏㄜˊ ㄍㄨˇ ho4 guk1 river valley