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进步

jìn bù · jin bu

Traditional 進步

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. progress; improvement
  2. to improve; to progress
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From one song to two

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)学(xué)吉他(jítā)进步(jìnbù)很(hěn)快(kuài)！

    You are improving fast on the guitar!

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)练(liàn)一小时(yīxiǎoshí)。

    I practise for an hour every day.

  3. Dengdeng

    现在(xiànzài)会(huì)弹(tán)什么(shénme)？

    What can you play now?

  4. Liangliang

    会(huì)弹(tán)小星星(xiǎoxīngxing)，这(zhè)是(shì)进步(jìnbù)吧(ba)？

    Twinkle Twinkle. That is progress, right?

  5. Dengdeng

    是(shì)进步(jìnbù)，从(cóng)一首(yīshǒu)歌(gē)进步(jìnbù)到(dào)两首(liǎngshǒu)歌(gē)。

    It is progress, from one song to two songs.

  6. Liangliang

    第二首(dìèrshǒu)也是(yěshì)小星星(xiǎoxīngxing)，只是(zhǐshì)慢(màn)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    The second song is Twinkle Twinkle too, just slower.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)她(tā)的(de)帮(bāng)助(zhù)下(xià)，我(wǒ)的(de)法(fǎ)语(yǔ)逐(zhú)渐(jiàn)进(jìn)步(bù)了(le)。

With her help, my French improved little by little.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

本(běn)世(shì)纪(jì)初(chū)以(yǐ)来(lái)，产(chǎn)生(shēng)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)进(jìn)步(bù)。

Many improvements have been made since this century began.

Tatoeba: Chinese by black333 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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进
jìn

to go forward; to advance

步
bù

a step; a pace

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