知难而退 (zhī) — reculer en réalisant les difficultés ; abandonner quand les choses deviennent difficiles

Définition

A chengyu meaning 'to shrink back once you see the difficulty' — usually a negative judgment of giving up too easily. Often paired with 坚持到底 in contrast (see the examples).

idiom
reculer en réalisant les difficultésabandonner quand les choses deviennent difficiles

Exemples

  • 知难而退
    Yù dào yì diǎn kùn nan jiù zhī, zhè bú shì hǎo xí guàn.
    Giving up at the first sign of difficulty is not a good habit.
  • 知难而退
    Tā zuò shì cóng bù zhī, zǒng shì jiān chí dào dǐ.
    He never retreats from difficulties when doing things; he always persists to the end.
  • 知难而退
    Zhè ge xiàng mù fēng xiǎn tài dà, wǒ men zuì hǎo zhī.
    This project is too risky — we'd better back out.

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