(of a process etc) to proceed / to be in progress / to be underway / (of people) to carry out / to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc) / (of an army etc) to be on the march / to advance
(banking) to overdraw / to take out an overdraft / an overdraft / to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue) / (old) to draw one's wage in advance / (fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc) / to damage a natural resource through overuse
期房
qī fáng
forward delivery apartment / unfinished housing to be paid for in advance by the buyer and then completed within certain time frame
进退
jìn tuì
to advance or retreat / knowing when to come and when to leave / a sense of propriety
think again and again before acting (idiom) / consider carefully in advance
畏缩不前
wèi suō bù qián
to shrink back in fear (idiom) / too cowardly to advance
安民告示
ān mín gào shì
a notice to reassure the public / advance notice (of an agenda)
夤缘攀附
yín yuán pān fù
to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom) / to advance one's career by currying favor / social climbing
擂鼓鸣金
léi gǔ míng jīn
to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom) / fig. to order an advance or retreat / to egg people on or to call them back
击鼓鸣金
jī gǔ míng jīn
to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom) / fig. to order an advance or retreat / to egg people on or to call them back
羊触藩篱
yáng chù fān lí
lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经) / impossible to advance or to retreat / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
羝羊触藩
dī yáng chù fān
lit. billy goat's horns caught in the fence (idiom from Book of Changes 易經|易经) / impossible to advance or to retreat / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
胸有成略
xiōng yǒu chéng lu:è
the hero has plans already laid (idiom) / to have plans ready in advance / forewarned is forearmed
胸有成算
xiōng yǒu chéng suàn
the hero has plans already laid (idiom) / to have plans ready in advance / forewarned is forearmed
进退中绳
jìn tuì zhōng shéng
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi) / many translations are possible
进退失据
jìn tuì shī jù
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) / at a loss / in a hopeless situation
进退有常
jìn tuì yǒu cháng
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi) / many translations are possible
进退为难
jìn tuì wéi nán
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
鲤鱼跳龙门
lǐ yú tiào lóng mén
to make a significant advance in one's career (idiom) / to get one's big break
to advance with difficulty / to hesitate to advance
进退不得
jìn tuì bù dé
can't advance or retreat (idiom) / no room for maneuver / stalled / in a dilemma / stuck in a difficult position
靠山吃山，靠水吃水
kào shān chī shān , kào shuǐ chī shuǐ
lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idiom) / fig. to make the best use of local resources / to exploit one's position to advance oneself / to find one's niche / to live off the land
摸着石头过河
mō zhe shí tou guò hé
to wade across the river, feeling for footholds as one goes (idiom) / to advance cautiously, step by step / to feel one's way forward
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