進步

See also: 進歩 and 进步

Chinese

		advance; enter; to come in	a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process
trad. (進步)		進	步
simp. (进步)		进	步

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): jìnbù

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җинбу (žinbu, III-III)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeon³ bou⁶
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chin-phu

  (Meixian, Guangdong): jin⁴ pu⁴

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chìn-pō͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìnbù
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìnbù
    • Wade–Giles: chin⁴-pu⁴
    • Yale: jìn-bù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinnbuh
    • Palladius: цзиньбу (czinʹbu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җинбу (žinbu, III-III)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁴⁴ pou⁴⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zeon³ bou⁶
    • Yale: jeun bouh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoen³ bou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zên³ bou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵn³³ pou̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chin-phu
    • Hakka Romanization System: jin pu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: jin⁴ pu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sin⁵⁵ pʰu⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: jin⁴ pu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sin⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰu⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chìn-pō͘
    • Tâi-lô: tsìn-pōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cienpo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sin²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sin²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sin¹¹⁻⁵³ pɔ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sin²¹⁻⁴¹ pɔ³³/

Verb

進步

1. to progress; to improve

   大有進步／大有进步  ―  dàyǒu jìnbù  ―  to have made great progress

   技術進步／技术进步  ―  jìshù jìnbù  ―  technological progress

   追求進步／追求进步  ―  zhuīqiú jìnbù  ―  to pursue progress

   取得進步／取得进步  ―  qǔdé jìnbù  ―  to make progress

   書籍是人類進步的階梯。 [MSC, trad.]
   书籍是人类进步的阶梯。 [MSC, simp.]

   Shūjí shì rénlèi jìnbù de jiētī. [Pinyin]

   The book is the ladder of human progress.

   科學技術時刻都在進步。 [MSC, trad.]
   科学技术时刻都在进步。 [MSC, simp.]

   Kēxué jìshù shíkè dōu zài jìnbù. [Pinyin]

   Science and technology is constantly improving.

   沒想到短短一個月，他的廚藝竟然已進步到這個境界！ [MSC, trad.]
   没想到短短一个月，他的厨艺竟然已进步到这个境界！ [MSC, simp.]

   Méi xiǎngdào duǎnduǎn yīge yuè, tā de chúyì jìngrán yǐ jìnbù dào zhège jìngjiè! [Pinyin]

   Who would have thought that in a short little month, his cooking would have improved to this extent!

Synonyms

• 健全 (jiànquán)
• 出息 (colloquial)
• 前進／前进 (qiánjìn)
• 完善 (wánshàn)
• 提升 (tíshēng)
• 提懸／提悬 (Min Nan)
• 提高 (tígāo)
• 改善 (gǎishàn)
• 改良 (gǎiliáng)
• 改進／改进 (gǎijìn)
• 躍進／跃进 (yuèjìn)
• 進展／进展 (jìnzhǎn)

 

Antonyms

• 退步 (tuìbù)

Adjective

進步

1. progressive (in a political sense)

Synonyms

• 通達／通达 (tōngdá)
• 開明／开明 (kāimíng)
• 開通／开通 (kāitong)

 

Antonyms

• 保守 (bǎoshǒu)
• 守舊／守旧 (shǒujiù)
• 落後／落后 (luòhòu)
• 閉塞／闭塞 (bìsè)
• 頑固／顽固 (wángù)

 

Derived terms

• 民主進步黨／民主进步党 (Mínzhǔ Jìnbù Dǎng)
• 虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落後／虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后 (xūxīn shǐrén jìnbù, jiāo'ào shǐrén luòhòu)
• 進步性／进步性 (jìnbùxìng)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
進	步
しん Grade: 3	ぽ Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 進步 – see the following entry.

【進歩しんぽ】 [noun] progress; improvements in social welfare. [noun] personal progress, usually in the development of a skill. [verb] To improve (in reference to a society's technological capability or general quality of life). [verb] To advance in proficiency; to make progress in the development of a skill.

(This term, 進步, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
進	步

Noun

進步 • (jinbo) (hangeul 진보)

1. Hanja form^? of 진보 (“progress”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
進	步

Verb

進步

1. chữ Hán form of tiến bộ (“to progress”).