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进退自如

jìn tuì zì rúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
free to come and go (idiom) / to have room to maneuver
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-597a07cb4a5316cf. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

進退自如 进退自如 [jin4 tui4 zi4 ru2] /free to come and go (idiom)/to have room to maneuver/

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Other forms in these source records: 進退自如

  • 进
    jìn

    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

  • 退
    tuì

    to retreat; to withdraw / to reject; to return (sth) / to decline

  • 自
    zì

    (bound form) self; oneself / from; since / naturally; as a matter of course

  • 如
    rú

    as / as if / such as

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.