知難而退 — zhi1 nan2 er2 tui4 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

zhi¹ nan² er² tui⁴

lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom)/fig. to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

知

難

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As word

1

zhi¹

lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom)/fig. to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like

2

nan²

lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom)/fig. to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like

3

er²

lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom)/fig. to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like

4

tui⁴

lit. to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom)/fig. to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like