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Expression Profile · tui-er-qiu-qi-ci
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退而求其次

tuì ér qiú qí cì
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💡 Meaning:

Common spoken expression used by native Chinese speakers in daily life.

Spoken Idiom
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[Scene: 其他场景]

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我总得退而求其次吧
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我总得 退而求其次 吧

(对吧) ── Previous context

“I have to settle for something.”

《隐身的名字》 · 13:47
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[Scene: 历史宫廷]

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退而求其次 经之以五事
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退而求其次 经之以五事

(而应停战止戈的) ── Previous context

“"If that is not possible, one must resort to a secondary approach:”

《云秀行》 · 30:10
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