急进 (jí jìn) — (stative verb) radical (in political or social stance); (stative verb) to forge ahead vigorously, to push aggressively

Definition

急进 (jíjìn) means 'radical' or 'aggressive' in pursuing change, often in political, social, or business contexts. Compare 激进 (more ideological, reformist) and 冒进 (recklessly rushing ahead).

adjective
(stative verb) radical (in political or social stance)(stative verb) to forge ahead vigorouslyto push aggressively

Examples

  • 急进，。
    Tā de guān diǎn fēi cháng jí jìn, yǐn qǐ le hěn dà de zhēng yì.
    His views are very radical, causing great controversy.
  • 急进，。
    Gōng sī cǎi qǔ le jí jìn de kuò zhāng cè lüè, xùn sù zhàn lǐng shì chǎng.
    The company adopted an aggressive expansion strategy, quickly seizing the market.
  • ，急进。
    Zài gǎi gé wèn tí shàng, tā zhǔ zhāng jí jìn de fāng àn.
    On reform issues, he advocates a radical approach.

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.

急jírapid
进jìnadvance

Rapid advance describes a radical, forceful forward movement.

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
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
及
及jí急jí
Same sound today

急 pairs 心 (heart) with 及, which gives the 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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