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知难而退【zhī nán ér tuì】

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

知难而退【zhī nán ér tuì】

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

知

HSK 11

含义know, perceive, comprehend

拼音zhī

难

HSK 1

含义difficult, arduous, hard; unable

拼音nán

而

HSK 23

含义and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126

拼音ér

退

HSK 32

含义step back, retreat, withdraw

拼音tuì