| 进退有常 |
jìn tuì yǒu cháng |
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 |
| 有 |
yǒu |
to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional) |
| 常 |
Cháng |
surname Chang |
| 常 |
cháng |
always / ever / often / frequently / common / general / constant |