先進 (sin1 zeon3 | xian1 jin4) : advanced

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先進

sin1 zeon3

xian1 jin4

advanced

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 9,980,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

先進 / 先进

This word has been viewed 2843 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by MrBug on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

先 sin1 - first; before; temporarily
進 zeon3 - advance; enter; eat; present

3 compounds containing this word:

先進武器 - advanced weapon
先進水平 - advanced level
Common Formations:
先進集體 - collectives

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香港先進過台灣粵
Hong Kong is more advanced than Taiwan.
[Lit. Hong Kong advanced surpass Taiwan]

香港先進過中國好多粵
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!)]

〝先進〞係咩詞性呀？／係一個形容詞粵
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.]

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