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进军 (jìn jūn) — (military) to march forward; to advance (against an enemy or into a new area); (figurative) to enter and compete in a new market, field, or region

Definition

进军 means to advance into or push into a new area, used for both military advances and a company expanding into a market or field. Unlike 入侵, it is not hostile invasion — it implies a purposeful push forward.

verb
(military) to march forwardto advance (against an enemy or into a new area)(figurative) to enter and compete in a new market, field, or region

Examples

  • 进军。
    Bù duì lián yè xiàng dí zhàn qū jìn jūn.
    The troops marched into the enemy-occupied area overnight.
  • 进军。
    Zhè jiā kē jì gōng sī zhǔn bèi jìn jūn rén gōng zhì néng lǐng yù.
    This tech company is preparing to enter the field of artificial intelligence.
  • 进军，。
    Tā men chéng gōng jìn jūn le hǎi wài shì chǎng, xiāo shòu é fān bèi.
    They successfully entered the overseas market and doubled their sales.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

进jìnadvance
军jūnarmy

进 (advance) and 军 (army) combine to mean advance the army or march.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 軍; 军 is its simplified writing.

  • 車車jūcart; chariot
  • 勹勹bāoto surround

In the traditional form 軍, 車 shows the chariot sense, while the part now written 勹 is a sound part, not the 'surround' 勹. Simplified 军 is a later shorthand.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Military & Defense

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