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Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「進退有常」, detailed below.

This feature highlights the idiom 「進退有常」, with its meaning and examples shown below.

Chang: rule. There are rules for moving forward and backward.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jìn tuì yǒu cháng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jeun3 teui3 yau5 seung4

Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.