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更进一步 (gèng jìn yí bù) — further; to a greater extent; additionally

Definition

A chengyu-like adverbial phrase meaning 'go a step further' or 'furthermore'. It marks a logical next step beyond what was just said — stronger than 再说 or 而且, which only add information.

adverb
furtherto a greater extentadditionally

Examples

  • ，更进一步。
    Wèi le dá dào gèng hǎo de xiào guǒ, wǒ men xū yào zài xiàn yǒu de jī chǔ shàng gèng jìn yí bù.
    To achieve better results, we need to go a step further on the existing foundation.
  • ，更进一步。
    Zhè ge fāng àn bú gòu wán shàn, wǒ men yīng gāi gèng jìn yí bù kǎo lǜ yí xià.
    This plan is not perfect enough; we should consider it further.
  • 更进一步，。
    gèng jìn yí bù, Tā hái tí chū le yí gè xīn de jiàn yì.
    Furthermore, he also put forward a new suggestion.

Origin

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
攴攴pūhand holding a whip; action
Sound part声符shēngfú
𰀒
𰀒𰀒更gēng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The old form showed two chariots, 𰀒; 攴, a hand holding a whip, was added to show action, and one chariot part was dropped. The remaining part changed into the shape seen in 更.

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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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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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

步 uses two 止 (foot) forms, one reversed, to show one foot stepping in front of the other.

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