進步

See also: 進歩 and 进步

Chinese

advance; enter; to come in
a step; a pace; walk
a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process
 
trad. (進步) 進 步
simp. (进步) 进 步

Pronunciation

Verb

進步

  1. to progress; to improve
    大有進步／大有进步  ―  dàyǒu jìnbù  ―  to have made great progress
    技術進步／技术进步  ―  jìshù jìnbù  ―  technological progress
    追求進步／追求进步  ―  zhuīqiú jìnbù  ―  to pursue progress
    取得進步／取得进步  ―  qǔdé jìnbù  ―  to make progress
    書籍是人類進步的階梯。 [MSC, trad.]
    书籍是人类进步的阶梯。 [MSC, simp.]
    Shūjí shì rénlèi jìnbù de jiētī. [Pinyin]
    The book is the ladder of human progress.
    科學技術時刻都在進步。 [MSC, trad.]
    科学技术时刻都在进步。 [MSC, simp.]
    Kēxué jìshù shíkè dōu zài jìnbù. [Pinyin]
    Science and technology is constantly improving.
    沒想到短短一個月，他的廚藝竟然已進步到這個境界！ [MSC, trad.]
    没想到短短一个月，他的厨艺竟然已进步到这个境界！ [MSC, simp.]
    Méi xiǎngdào duǎnduǎn yīge yuè, tā de chúyì jìngrán yǐ jìnbù dào zhège jìngjiè! [Pinyin]
    Who would have thought that in a short little month, his cooking would have improved to this extent!
  2. (Mainland China, politics, euphemistic) to get promoted
    我太想進步了／我太想进步了  ―  wǒ tài xiǎng jìnbù le  ―  I really desire a promotion
    仕途進步／仕途进步  ―  shìtú jìnbù  ―  to get promotion in official career

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Antonyms

Adjective

進步

  1. progressive (in a political sense)

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Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
進 步
しん
Grade: 3 		ほ > ぽ
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi kan'on
For pronunciation and definitions of 進步 – see the following entry.
【進歩しんぽ】
[noun] progress; improvements in social welfare.
[noun] personal progress, usually in the development of a skill.
[verb] To improve (in reference to a society's technological capability or general quality of life).
[verb] To advance in proficiency; to make progress in the development of a skill.
(This term, 進步, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
進步

Noun

進步 • (jinbo) (hangeul 진보)

  1. hanja form? of 진보 (“progress”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
進步

Verb

進步

  1. chữ Hán form of tiến bộ (“to progress”)
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