并进 (bìng jìn) — to advance together, to make progress simultaneously

Definition

A formal verb meaning 'to advance side by side / in parallel' — used when two or more efforts move forward together, not one after the other. Pairs naturally with 共同.

verb
to advance togetherto make progress simultaneously
Easily confused

Examples

  • 并进。
    Liǎng gè xiàng mù bì xū bìng jìn.
    The two projects must advance together.
  • ，并进。
    Zài gǎi gé zhōng, sù dù hé wěn dìng xìng yào bìng jìn.
    In reforms, speed and stability need to progress simultaneously.
  • ，并进。
    Wǒ men yào tuán jié yí zhì, gòng tóng bìng jìn.
    We must unite as one and advance together.

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.

并bìngtogether
进jìnadvance

并进 puts 并 'together' before 进 'advance' to mean progress simultaneously.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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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