突进 (tū jìn) — to advance quickly, to push forward (often in a sudden or aggressive manner)

Definition

verb
to advance quicklyto push forward (often in a sudden or aggressive manner)

Examples

  • 突进，。
    Bù duì zài yè sè zhōng tū jìn, xùn sù zhàn lǐng le gāo dì.
    The troops advanced quickly in the night and rapidly seized the high ground.
  • 突进，。
    Zhè zhī qiú duì zài zuì hòu wǔ fēn zhōng tū jìn, lián jìn liǎng qiú.
    This team pushed forward in the last five minutes and scored two consecutive goals.
  • 突进，。
    Kē jì lǐng yù xū yào bú duàn tū jìn, cái néng bǎo chí lǐng xiān.
    The technology sector needs to keep advancing quickly in order to stay ahead.

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.

突tūsudden
进jìnadvance

突 gives suddenness and 进 gives forward movement, together mean press forward suddenly.

Characters in this word

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

突 shows 犬 (dog) under 穴 (cave; den), as a dog suddenly coming out of a den.

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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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