循序渐进 (xún xù jiàn jìn) — to make steady progress step by step; to proceed in an orderly sequence
Definition
A chengyu meaning 'advance step by step in proper order' — a more formal, written idiom than the plain adverb 逐步. It emphasizes a deliberate, well-ordered sequence of progress.
phrase
to make steady progress step by stepto proceed in an orderly sequence
Examples
- 循序渐进，。Xué xí yǔ yán yào xún xù jiàn jìn, bù néng tài zháo jí.Learning a language must be done step by step by step; you can't be too impatient.
- 循序渐进。Zhè ge kè chéng de shè jì shì xún xù jiàn jìn de.The design of this course is to proceed in a step-by-step manner.
- 循序渐进，。Àn zhào xún xù jiàn jìn de fāng fǎ, tā yí bù bù tí gāo le shuǐ píng.By following a step-by-step approach, he improved his level little by little.
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