進步

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

  (Pinyin): jìnbù

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zeon³ bou⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chin-phu
• Min Nan (POJ): chìn-pō͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jìnbù
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinnbuh
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zeon³ bou⁶
    • Yale: jeun bouh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoen³ bou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zên³ bou⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃɵn³³ pou̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chin-phu
    • Hakka Romanization System: jin pu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: jin⁴ pu⁴
    • IPA: /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pʰu⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chìn-pō͘
    • Tâi-lô: tsìn-pōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cienpo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕin²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕin²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕin¹¹⁻⁵³ pɔ³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕin²¹⁻⁴¹ pɔ³³/

Verb

進步

1. to progress; to improve

   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

• 發展／发展 (fāzhǎn)
• 進展／进展 (jìnzhǎn)

Noun

進步

1. progress; improvement (Classifier: 個／个)

   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.

Adjective

進步

1. progressive (in a political sense)

Synonyms

• 開明／开明 (kāimíng)
• 開通／开通 (kāitong)

Antonyms

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