| 进退中绳 |
jìn tuì zhōng shéng |
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible |
| 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 |
| 进退 |
jìn tuì |
to advance or retreat / knowing when to come and when to leave / a sense of propriety |
| 退 |
tuì |
to retreat; to withdraw / to reject; to return (sth) / to decline |
| 中 |
Zhōng |
(bound form) China; Chinese / surname Zhong |
| 中 |
zhōng |
within; among; in / middle; center / while (doing sth); during / (dialect) OK; all right |
| 中 |
zhòng |
to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery) |
| 绳 |
shéng |
rope / CL:根 |