to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
trad. 進退中繩
Also written 進退中繩【jìn tuì zhōng shéng】
Characters in this word
4进
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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
- Pinyin
- jìn
- Traditional
- 進
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 680 of 2500
退
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to retreat; to withdraw, to reject; to return (sth), to decline
- Pinyin
- tuì
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 3835 of 2500
中
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(bound form) China; Chinese, surname Zhong
- Pinyin
- Zhōng
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 147 of 2500
绳
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rope, CL:根[gen1]
- Pinyin
- shéng
- Traditional
- 繩
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 16971 of 2500