先進

先進

See also: 先进

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	advance; enter; to come in
trad. (先進)		先	進
simp. (先进)		先	进

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiānjìn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ zeon³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siên-chin
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): sian-chìn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sing¹ zing³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiānjìn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianjinn
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin¹ zeon³
    • Yale: sīn jeun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ dzoen³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ zên³
    • IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ t͡ʃɵn³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siên-chin
    • Hakka Romanization System: xien´ jin
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xian¹ jin⁴
    • IPA: /ɕi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-chìn
    • Tâi-lô: sian-tsìn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siencixn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕin²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɛn³³ t͡ɕin⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕin²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕin¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕin²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sing¹ zing³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sing tsìng
    • IPA ^(key): /siŋ³³⁻²³ t͡siŋ²¹³/

Adjective

先進

1. advanced

   從國外引進先進技術 [MSC, trad.]
   从国外引进先进技术 [MSC, simp.]

   cóng guówài yǐnjìn xiānjìn jìshù [Pinyin]

   to introduce advanced technology from abroad

Noun

先進

1. older generation

Synonyms

• 先輩／先辈 (xiānbèi)
• 前輩／前辈 (qiánbèi)

Verb

先進

1. to advance

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (先進):

• → Vietnamese: tiên tiến (先進)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
先	進
せん Grade: 1	しん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

先進 (hiragana せんしん, rōmaji senshin)

1. being advanced

Antonyms

• 後 (こう)進 (しん) (kōshin)