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挺进 (tǐng jìn) — to push forward (with determination, often in military or challenging contexts)

Definition

Literary/书面 verb meaning to press forward with determination into difficult territory (military, exploration, or abstract challenges). Stronger and more formal than plain 前进, with a sense of advancing against resistance.

verb
to push forward (with determination, often in military or challenging contexts)

Examples

  • 挺进。
    Bù duì xiàng dí rén zhèn dì tǐng jìn.
    The troops pushed forward toward the enemy position.
  • ，挺进。
    Zài kùn nan miàn qián, wǒ men yào yǒng gǎn tǐng jìn.
    In the face of difficulties, we must bravely push forward.
  • 挺进。
    Tàn xiǎn duì jì xù xiàng shā mò shēn chù tǐng jìn.
    The exploration team continued pushing forward into the depths of the desert.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

挺tǐngstraighten/push
进jìnadvance

挺 and 进 both contribute the sense of pushing or moving forward, giving a determined advance.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
廷
廷tíng挺tǐng
Same sound today

挺 combines 手, a hand, with 廷, which gives its sound.

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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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Appears in
Military & Defense

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