進 (zeon3 | jin4) : advance; enter; eat; present

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進

zeon3

jin4

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

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 22098 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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走進 zau2 zeon3 zou3 jin4 = walk in to

進入 zeon3 jap6 jin4 ru4 = to enter

進步 zeon3 bou6 jin4 bu4 = to progress; progressive

進修 zeon3 sau1 jin4 xiu1 = advanced studies; further studies; refresher course

進去 zeon3 heoi3 jin4 qu4 = go in 國

推進 teoi1 zeon3 tui1 jin4 = to impel; to advance; to push forward; to give impetus to

改進 goi2 zeon3 gai3 jin4 = to improve

新年進步 san1 nin4 zeon3 bou6 xin1 nian2 jin4 bu4 = Happy New Year

進發 zeon3 faat3 jin4 fa1 = set out; start

前進 cin4 zeon3 qian2 jin4 = to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward
See all 116 compounds (CantoDict reports 125 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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你啲廣東話進步咗好多！粵
Your Cantonese has improved a lot!

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.]

要成功就要一步一步嚟，千祈要切忌太急進粵
Take things one step at a time; avoid being rash and hasty if you want to succeed.

幾點進行篝火晚會呀？
When can we start tonight's bonfire?

香港機場與時並進
Hong Kong Airport is to improve and advance with the times.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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