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    3. 進退

    進退

    進しん退たい

    advance or retreat

    KMT5News #9+1Noun, Participle, VerbWork & CareerKanji Vocab20 strokes

    しんたいしんだい

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    advance or retreat, moving forwards or backwards, movement
    2.
    course of action, behaviour, conduct, attitude
    3.
    remaining in one's post or resigning, staying or leaving

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    彼かれの進しん退たいが注ちゅう目もくされている。

    His course of action is being watched.

    KMT4Work & Career
    会かい社しゃの将しょう来らいを左さ右ゆうする進しん退たいを迫せまられた。

    He was forced to make a decision that would affect the company's future.

    KMT5Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの進しん退たいについて、上じょう司しと話はなし合あった。

    He discussed his future (staying or leaving) with his boss.

    KMT5Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    政せい治じ家かの進しん退たい問もん題だいは、国こく民みんの大おおきな関かん心しん事ごとだ。

    The issue of a politician's staying or leaving is a matter of great public concern.

    KMT6Politics & LawWork & Career
    戦せん場じょうでは、進しん退たいの判はん断だんが兵へい士しの命めい運うんを分わける。

    On the battlefield, decisions of advance or retreat determine the fate of soldiers.

    KMT7MilitaryHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    進
    すす.む・すす.める…(2)
    advance・proceed・progress・promote
    退
    しりぞ.く・しりぞ.ける・ひ.く・の.く・の.ける・ど.く…(1)
    retreat・withdraw・retire・resign・repel…(2)
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