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长进 (zhǎng jìn) — (noun) progress, improvement; (verb) to make progress, to improve

Definition

长进 (zhǎng jìn) means 'progress' or 'to make progress,' used for personal growth in skill or character (often with 有 / 有了). It pairs with 下功夫, suggesting effort-based improvement rather than natural development.

noun
progressimprovement
verb
to make progressto improve

Examples

  • 长进。
    Tā zài xiě zuò fāng miàn yǒu hěn míng xiǎn de zhǎng jìn.
    He has made noticeable progress in writing.
  • ，长进。
    Jīng guò bàn nián liàn xí, tā de gāng qín shuǐ píng zhǎng jìn le hěn duō.
    After half a year of practice, her piano level has improved a lot.
  • ，长进。
    Zhǐ yào nǐ kěn xià gōng fu, jiù yí dìng huì yǒu zhǎng jìn.
    As long as you put in the effort, you will definitely make progress.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

长chánggrow
进jìnadvance

长 means to grow and 进 means to advance; together they mean to grow and advance, i.e., make progress.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 長; 长 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 長 pictures an old man with long hair. The simplified 长 is a later shorthand, so its strokes do not show that original picture.

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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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