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进展 (jìn zhǎn) — to make progress, to advance

Definition

进展 (jìnzhǎn) means 'progress / to make progress' — usually a verb in phrases like 工作有进展, focused on how far something has advanced. Unlike 进步, which stresses improvement over time, 进展 reports the current state of a task or project.

verb
to make progressto advance

Examples

  • 进展。
    Zhè ge xiàng mù jìn zhǎn dé hěn kuài.
    This project is progressing very quickly.
  • 进展。
    Gōng zuò jìn zhǎn shùn lì.
    The work is progressing smoothly.
  • 进展。
    Tā de yán jiū jìn zhǎn huǎn màn.
    His research is progressing slowly.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

进jìnadvance
展zhǎndevelop

进 advance and 展 develop together mean making headway.

Characters in this word

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.

Open 进 →

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
尸尸shī
Sound part声符shēngfú
𧝑
𧝑𧝑展zhǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

展 is built from 尸 and 𧝑. The 𧝑 part points to fine red silk clothes and also contains the idea of opening or extending.

Open 展 →
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