进退中绳

Traditional form:

進退中繩

Pinyin (reading):

jìntuìzhōngshéng

Definitions:

• to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible

Characters:

• 进 - to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter
• 退 - to retreat, to step back, to withdraw
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 绳 - string, rope, cord; to control

Traditional characters:

• 進 - to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter
• 退 - to retreat, to step back, to withdraw
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 繩 - string, rope, cord; to control