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  zeon3   jyutping
  jin4   pinyin
[1] advance; move forward; go ahead | [antonym] 退
[2] enter; come/go/get into | [antonym]
[3] eat; drink; take (meal)
[4] present; submit; offer
[5] receive; purchase; recruit

verb
Stroke count: 12
Level: 1
Radical: (#162)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
進 / 进

This word has been viewed 19104 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Sep 2014 01:59

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detail  zau2 zeon3  zou3 jin4 = walk in to
detail  zeon3 jap6  jin4 ru4 = to enter
detail  zeon3 bou6  jin4 bu4 = to progress; progressive
detail  zeon3 sau1  jin4 xiu1 = advanced studies; further studies; refresher course
detail  zeon3 heoi3  jin4 qu4 = go in
detail  teoi1 zeon3  tui1 jin4 = to impel; to advance; to push forward; to give impetus to
detail  goi2 zeon3  gai3 jin4 = to improve
detail  san1 nin4 zeon3 bou6  xin1 nian2 jin4 bu4 = Happy New Year
detail  zeon3 faat3  jin4 fa1 = set out; start
detail  cin4 zeon3  qian2 jin4 = to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward
detail  sin1 zeon3  xian1 jin4 = advanced
detail  zeon3 hau2  jin4 kou3 = import; entrance
detail  soeng5 zeon3  shang4 jin4 = to make progress
detail  joek6 zeon3  yue4 jin4 = make a leap forward
detail  jan5 zeon3  yin3 jin4 = introduce from elsewhere
detail  zang1 zeon3  zeng1 jin4 = to promote; to enhance
detail  ceon4 zeoi6 zim6 zeon3  xun2 xu4 jian4 jin4 = (saying) to make progress step-by-step
detail  zeon3 jat1 bou6  jin4 yi1 bu4 = to take one step forward; one step further; to progress incrementally
detail  zeon3 lei4/lai4/loi4  jin4 lai2 = come in
detail  zeon3 faa3  jin4 hua4 = evolution; to evolve
detail  zeon3 ceoi2  jin4 qu3 = to go forward; to surge forward; to forge ahead
detail  zeon3 zin2  jin4 zhan3 = to make headway; to make progress
detail  zeon3 dou6  jin4 du4 = degree of advancement; speed of advancement
detail  zeon3 gung1  jin4 gong1 = (military) to attack
detail  zeon3 cing4  jin4 cheng2 = course; process; procedure
detail  zeon3 ji4  jin4 er2 = and then
detail  zeon3 hang4  jin4 xing2 = to advance; to carry out; to go forward; to do; to execute;to undertake
detail  zeon3 gwan1  jin4 jun1 = (of troops) to advance; to march forward
detail  cuk1 zeon3  cu4 jin4 = to promote (an idea); to advance; to boost
detail  zoi3 zeon3   = re-entry
detail  gan1 zeon3  gen1 jin4 = follow, follow up
detail  zeon3 ceot1   = debouchment, marching from a confined area to the open
detail  zeon3 ceot1 hau2  jin4 chu1 kou3 = import and export
detail  zeon3 faa3 leon6  jin4 hua4 lun4 = the theory of evolution (Darwin's)
detail  zoeng2 zeon3   = progress
detail  gik1 zeon3  ji1 jin4 = radical; drastic
detail  goi2 gaak3 zeon3 cing4  gai3 ge2 jin4 cheng2 = reform process
detail  si4 gaan1*3 zeon3 cing4  shi2 jian1 jin4 cheng2 = time course
detail  bou6 zeon3 zai3  bu4 jin4 zhi4 = step by step system
detail  bou6 zeon3 hung3 zai3  bu4 jin4 kong4 zhi4 = step-by-step control
detail  cuk1 zeon3 gam2 sau6 sing3  cu4 jin4 gan3 shou4 xing4 = sensitization
detail  cuk1 zeon3 ze2  cu4 jin4 zhe3 = a forwarder, promoter
detail  cuk1 zeon3 sik6 juk6 dik1  cu4 jin4 shi2 yu4 de5 = [adj] appetizing
detail  hat6 teoi1 zeon3  he2 tui1 jin4 = nuclear propulsion
detail  gik1 zeon3 fan6 zi2  ji1 jin4 fen4 zi3 = radicals; extremists
detail  gik1 zeon3 mou5 zong1  ji1 jin4 wu3 zhuang1 = armed extremists
detail 調  zeon3 hang4 diu6 caa4  jin4 xing2 diao4 cha2 = to carry out an investigation (common formation)
detail  zeon3 hang4 gaau1 jik6  jin4 xing2 jiao1 yi4 = to carry out a transaction
detail  zeon3 hang4 tung1 seon3  jin4 xing2 tong1 xin4 = to communicate; to carry out communications
detail  zeon3 hang4 sing3 gaau1  jin4 xing2 xing4 jiao1 = to have sex; to have sexual intercourse
detail  zeon3 gaai1  jin4 jie1 = advanced
detail  zai1 zeon3  ji3 jin4 = tuck
detail  ji5 ging1 zeon3 hang4  yi3 jing1 jin4 xing2 = already underway; already in progress
detail  jyu4 dung6 cin4 zeon3  ru2 dong4 qian2 jin4 = wriggle
detail  ci4 zuk6 zeon3 sau1  chi2 xu4 jin4 xiu1 = continuing education
detail  dat6 fei1 maang5 zeon3  tu2 fei1 meng3 jin4 (Taiwan), tu1 fei1 meng3 jin4 (PRC) = to progress rapidly; to advance by leaps and bounds
detail  zeon3 bou6 san4 cuk1   = progress amazingly quick
detail 退  hok6 jyu4 jik6 seoi2 hang4 zau1, bat1 zeon3 zak1 teoi3   = Learning is like rowing upstream, not to advance is to drop back.
detail  fong3 zeon3  fang4 jin4 = to put into
detail  zoi3 zeon3 hau2  zai4 jin4 kou3 = re-import (common formation)
detail  daai6 geoi2 zeon3 gung1  da4 ju3 jin4 gong1 = advance on a large scale
detail  zeon3 ceoi2 sam1  jin4 qu3 xin1 = go-ahead; gumption
detail  soeng5 zeon3 sam1  shang4 jin4 xin1 = the desire to do better; the urge for improvement
detail  teoi1 zeon3 hei3  tui1 jin4 qi4 = a propellor; a thruster (device, machine)
detail  sin1 zeon3 zaap6 tai2  xian1 jin4 ji2 ti3 = collectives (common formation)
detail  zeon3 dou6 bou3 gou3   = progress report
detail 退  zeon3 teoi3 leong5 naan4  jin4 tui4 liang3 nan2 = in a dilemma
detail  bing6 zeon3  bing4 jin4 = advance together; advances together; keep abreast of
detail  daai6 joek6 zeon3  da4 yue4 jin4 = the Great Leap Forward (1956-1958)
detail  jeun3 sing1  jin4 sheng1 = promotion
detail  kong3 zeon3  kang4 jin4 = [醫] hyperfunction
detail  zeon3 ceot1 hau2 gung1 si1  jin4 chu1 kou3 gong1 si1 = import export company
detail  zim6 zeon3  jian4 jin4 = to progress gradually; to advance step by step
detail  jyu5 si4 bing6 zeon3  yu3 shi2 bing4 jin4 = to advance with the times
detail  hok6 jip6 zeon3 bou6  xue2 ye4 jin4 bu4 = (wish you) progresses in your studies
detail  zeon3 gaai1 ze2  jin4 jie1 zhe3 = advanced learner
detail  fo2 zin3 teoi1 zeon3 lau4 daan6*2  huo3 jian4 tui1 jin4 liu2 dan4 = rocket-propelled grenade (RPG)
detail  maai6 zeon3  mai4 jin4 = stride forward; advance ahead
detail  zeon3 gung3  jin4 gong4 = pay tribute (to an emperor or suzerain)
detail  jat1 gon2 zeon3 dung6  yi1 gan3 jin4 dong4 = (golf) hole in one
detail  jyu5 si4 keoi1 zeon3  yu3 shi2 ju4 jin4 = to keep pace with current developments; to keep pace with current trends; to stay up-to-date
detail  zeon3 zaam6  jin4 zhan4 = pit stop; pitstop
detail  gam3 zi2 zeon3 jap6  jin4 zhi3 jin4 ru4 = no entry; entry forbidden
detail  fei1 cing2 mat6 zeon3  fei1 qing3 wu4 jin4 = no entry without permission
detail  ting5 zeon3  ting3 jin4 = to progress, to advance, to drive on boldly, to press onward
detail  bat1 zi1 soeng5 zeon3  bu4 zhi1 shang4 jin4 = have no desire to improve oneself
detail  cong2 zeon3  chuang3 jin4 = burst in
detail  coi4 jyun4 gwong2 zeon3  cai2 yuan2 guang3 jin4 = (making) plenty of money
detail  zeon3 gik1  jin4 ji2 (Taiwan), jin4 ji1 (PRC) = to attack
detail  zeon3 bou2  jin4 bu3 = take nutritional supplements to nourish one's health
detail  zeon3 kau4  jin4 qiu2 = to score a goal; goal (sport)
detail  wan2 zung1 kau4 zeon3  wen3 zhong4 qiu2 jin4 = seek progress amid stability
detail  man4 zeon3 dong2   = Democratic Progressive Party
detail  sin1 zeon3 mou5 hei3  xian1 jin4 wu3 qi4 = advanced weapon
detail  sin1 zeon3 seoi2 ping4  xian1 jin4 shui3 ping2 = advanced level
detail  gik1 zeon3 mou5 zong1 fan6 zi2  ji1 jin4 wu3 zhuang1 fen4 zi3 = armed extremists (common formation)
detail  ji6 zeon3 wai6 zai3  er4 jin4 wei4 zhi4 = [math.] binary system
detail  ji6 zeon3 wai6 faat3  er4 jin4 wei4 fa3 = [math.] binary scale
detail  ji6 zeon3 sou3  er4 jin4 shu4 = [math.] binary number
detail  sap6 zeon3 wai6 zai3  shi2 jin4 wei4 zhi4 = [math.] denary system (decimal system, base 10 system)
detail  sap6 zeon3 wai6 faat3  shi2 jin4 wei4 fa3 = [math.] denary scale (decimal)
detail  sap6 zeon3 sou3  shi2 jin4 shu4 = [math.] denary number (base 10)
detail  zeon3 jin4  jin4 xian2 = Jinxian (place in Jiangxi)
detail  mou5 zeon3  wu3 jin4 = Wujin (place in Jiangsu)
detail  hoeng1 gong2 daai6 hok6 zyun1 jip6 zeon3 sau1 hok6 jyun6*2   = HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education (HKU SPACE)
detail  hoeng1 gong2 zyun1 jip6 zeon3 sau1 hok6 jyun6*2   = Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE)
detail  ji1 si1 laan4 gik1 zeon3 fan6 zi2   = radical Islamic extremists (common formation)
detail 貿  lyun4 hap6 gwok3 mau6 jik6 cuk1 zeon3 zung1 sam1   = Trade Promotion Centre of the United Nations
detail  aa3 laai1 baak3 gik1 zeon3 jan4 si6   = Arab radicals
detail  tai4 coeng1 toi4 duk6 dik1 man4 zeon3 dong2  ti2 chang4 tai2 du2 de5 min2 jin4 dang3 = the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
detail  ziu1 coi4 zeon3 bou2  zhao1 cai2 jin4 bao3 = to bring in wealth and treasure
detail  zeon3 hau2 sam3 tau3  jin4 kou3 shen4 tou4 = import penetration (common formation)
detail  lit6 deoi6*2 haang4 zeon3  lie4 dui4 xing2 jin4 = a cavalcade; a parade
detail  pan3 hei3 teoi1 zeon3 sat6 jim6 sat1  pen1 qi4 tui1 jin4 shi2 yan4 shi4 = Jet Propulsion Laboratory (common formation)
detail  haan4 jan4 min5 zeon3  xian2 ren2 mian3 jin4 = no admittance except on business
detail  dak1 cyun3 zeon3 cek3  de2 cun4 jin4 chi3 = insatiable
detail  gaap3 zong6 sin3 gung1 nang4 kong3 zeon3  jia3 zhuang4 xian4 gong1 neng2 kang4 jin4 = hyperthyroidism (common formation)
detail 竿  baak3 cek3 gon1 tau4 gang3 zeon3 jat1 bou6   = even a 100 foot stalk of bamboo can progress one more step
detail  gwong2 zau1 zeon3 ceot1 hau2 soeng1 ban2 gaau1 jik6 wui6*2   = Guangzhou Export Commodities Fair
detail 退  zeon3 teoi3 wai4 guk1  jin4 tui4 wei2 gu3 = in a dilemma; between a rock and a hard place
detail  zung1 gwok3 zing1 mat6 gei1 haai6 zeon3 ceot1 hau2 gung1 si1  zhong1 guo2 jing1 mi4 ji1 xie4 jin4 chu1 kou3 gong1 si1 = China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation (CPMIEC)
detail  zung1 gwok3 hong4 tin1 gei6 seot6 zeon3 ceot1 hau2 gung1 si1  zhong1 guo2 hang2 tian1 ji4 shu4 jin4 chu1 kou3 gong1 si1 = China National Aero-Technology Import-Export Corporation (CATIC)
detail  man4 zeon3 dong2 ging6 syun2 zung2 bou6   = DPP election headquarters
detail  zeon3 tang4 joeng4 ng6  jin4 teng2 yang2 wu4 = Yogo Shindo
detail  zoeng1 zeon3 wai5  zhang1 jin3 wei3 = DJ Tommy (a.k.a, Cheung Chun Wai) (common formation)

Showing all 7 examples containing 進
detail audio 廣東話進步好多
Your Cantonese has improved a lot!
detail 香港先進台灣
Hong Kong is more advanced than Taiwan.
[Lit. Hong Kong advanced surpass Taiwan]
detail 香港先進中國好多
Hong Kong is much more advanced than China.
[Lit. Hong Kong advance surpass China a lot (n.b. this is only intended to illustrate Cantonese comparatives and is not necessarily accurate!)]
detail 先進係咩詞性?/一個形容詞
What part of speech does "先進" belong to? / It's an adjective.
[Lit. "advanced" is what part-of-speech [particle]? / is one [counter] adjective.]
detail 成功就要一步一步千祈切忌
Take things one step at a time; avoid being rash and hasty if you want to succeed.
detail 幾點進行篝火晚會
When can we start tonight's bonfire?
detail 香港機場與時並進
Hong Kong Airport is to improve and advance with the times.

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