进 jìn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 井 well, mine shaft, pit
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
进取
jìnqǔ
to strive forward; enterprising
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Example phrases
- 一个进取的社会不应满足于短期增长，而应持续改良制度环境。 Yí ge jìnqǔ de shèhuì bù yīng mǎnzú yú duǎnqī zēngzhǎng, ér yīng chíxù gǎiliáng zhìdù huánjìng. An enterprising society should not be satisfied with short-term growth, but should continuously improve its institutional environment.
- 他是个很有进取心的年轻人，每天都在学新东西。 Tā shì ge hěn yǒu jìnqǔxīn de niánqīngrén, měi tiān dōu zài xué xīn dōngxi. He is a very driven young man who learns something new every day.
- 虽然已经很成功了，她仍然积极进取，不断挑战自己。 Suīrán yǐjīng hěn chénggōng le, tā réngrán jījí jìnqǔ, búduàn tiǎozhàn zìjǐ. Although she is already very successful, she still strives forward and keeps challenging herself.
Related words
- 进 jìn to enter, to go in
- 进来 jìnlái to come in
- 进去 jìnqù to go in
- 请进 qǐngjìn please come in
- 进入 jìnrù to enter
- 进行 jìnxíng to be in progress; to carry out
- 走进 zǒujìn to walk into
- 改进 gǎijìn to improve
- 进步 jìnbù progress
- 进一步 jìnyíbù further; one step further
- 进展 jìnzhǎn progress; development
- 前进 qiánjìn to move forward