跃进 (yuè jìn) — to leap forward; to make rapid progress

Definition

A formal written verb meaning 'to leap forward' — describes rapid, large-scale progress (economy, technology, society). Stronger and more literary than everyday 进步.

verb
to leap forwardto make rapid progress

Examples

  • ，跃进。
    Jìn nián lái, zhōng guó de jīng jì yì zhí zài kuài sù yuè jìn.
    In recent years, China's economy has been leaping forward rapidly.
  • 跃进。
    Zhè ge chéng shì de kē jì shuǐ píng shí xiàn le jù dà yuè jìn.
    This city's technological level has made a huge leap forward.
  • 跃进。
    Shè huì de yuè jìn lí bù kāi měi gè rén de nǔ lì.
    Society's rapid progress depends on everyone's effort.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

跃yuèleap
进jìnforward

跃 (leap) plus 进 (forward) gives the sense of advancing rapidly.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 躍; 跃 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
足足zúfoot
Sound part声符shēngfú
翟
翟zhái躍yuè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 躍 pairs 足 (foot) with 翟, which gives the pronunciation; the simplified 跃 is a later abbreviation, so its parts are not the original components.

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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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