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跟进 (gēn jìn) — to follow up; to follow (closely behind)

Definition

跟进 means to follow up on or track ongoing progress — a process verb, not physical tailing. Unlike 跟踪 (to tail someone, often secretly), 跟进 focuses on monitoring and advancing a project or situation.

verb
to follow upto follow (closely behind)

Examples

  • 跟进。
    Qǐng gēn jìn kè hù de fǎn kuì.
    Please follow up on the client's feedback.
  • 跟进。
    Tā men zhèng zài gēn jìn shì chǎng biàn huà.
    They are following (up on) market changes.
  • 跟进。
    Zhè jiàn shì xū yào jí shí gēn jìn.
    This matter needs to be followed up on in time.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

跟gēnfollow
进jìnadvance

跟 means follow and 进 means advance, together describing following something as it moves forward.

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
足足zúfoot
Sound part声符shēngfú
艮
艮gèn跟gēn
Same sound today

跟 is built from 足 (foot) plus 艮. The 足 part ties the character to foot-related senses, while 艮 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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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Workplace & Office

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