不知进退 in English bu4 zhi1 jin4 tui4 Meaning

Meanings

  • not knowing when to come or leave (idiomatic expression); with no sense of propriety

Simplified Characters

不 知 进 退

Traditional Characters

不 知 進 退

Pinyin

bu4 zhi1 jin4 tui4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

不bu4(negative prefix) 知zhi1to know 进jin4to go forward 退tui4to retreat