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奋进 (fèn jìn) — advance bravely, forge ahead (with determination)

Definition

verb
advance bravelyforge ahead (with determination)

Examples

  • 奋进。
    Wǒ men yào zài kùn nan zhōng fèn jìn.
    We must forge ahead in the face of difficulties.
  • 奋进，。
    Quán guó rén mín fèn jìn, gòng tóng jiàn shè měi hǎo wèi lái.
    The whole nation forges ahead, building a bright future together.
  • 奋进，。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù xū yào dà jiā fèn jìn, cái néng chéng gōng.
    This project requires everyone to forge ahead with determination to succeed.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

奋fènstrive
进jìnadvance

奋 contributes vigorous effort and 进 contributes forward motion, together meaning to forge ahead.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 奮; 奋 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 奮 pairs 奞, a bird, with 田, a field, to show a bird spreading its wings to fly; the simplified 奋 is a later abbreviation.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 進; 进 is its simplified writing.

  • 辵辵chuòwalk
  • 隹隹zhuīshort-tail bird

The traditional form 進 pairs 辵 (walk) with 隹 (short-tail bird): the picture showed moving forward because a bird can only walk forward, not backward. The simplified 进 is a later shorthand.

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