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进度 (jìn dù) — rate of progress, progress (how much of a project or task has been completed)

Definition

进度 refers to how far a specific task or project has advanced — its rate of completion. Unlike 进步 (improvement in skill or ability), 进度 measures scheduled progress on a concrete job.

noun
rate of progressprogress (how much of a project or task has been completed)

Examples

  • 进度。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù de jìn dù bǐ yù qī kuài.
    The progress of this project is faster than expected.
  • 进度。
    Qǐng měi zhōu huì bào yí cì jìn dù.
    Please report the progress once a week.
  • ，进度。
    Yóu yú tiān qì yuán yīn, shī gōng jìn dù shòu dào le yǐng xiǎng.
    Due to weather conditions, the construction progress has been affected.

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.

进jìnadvance
度dùdegree

进 'advance' and 度 'degree' combine to mean how far something has advanced.

Characters in this word

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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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
又又yòuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
石
石shí度dù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

度 has 又 (hand) and a changed form of 石; 石 gives a related sound, and the hand is tied to using the hand as a reference for measurement.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6Management

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