进步 jìnbù progress
progress; improvement; to improve; to progress
How to remember 进步: 进 enter + 步 a step = progress.
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How it is used
- Progress / to improve - 你进步了 (nǐ jìnbù le) you've made progress; 思想进步 (sīxiǎng jìnbù) progressive-minded.
- Both noun and verb, always positive. It's improvement in ability or society, not physical forward motion - that's 前进 (qiánjìn).
Example sentences
- 她中文有进步。 Tā zhōngwén yǒu jìnbù.She is progressing in Chinese.
- 本世纪初以来，产生了很多进步。 Běnshìjìchū yǐlái, chǎnshēng le hěnduō jìnbù.Many improvements have been made since this century began.
- 科学使人类进步。 Kēxué shǐ rénlèi jìnbù.Science has advanced the human race.