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HSK 3 · Quality & Evaluation

先进

xiān jìn

advanced

Stroke order of 先进

2 characters, 13 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

先 · 6 strokes进 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

Feet going ahead (先) and moving forward (进) mark the leading, advanced.

Parts: 先 first + 进 advance (辶 walk + 井 well/ 讲)

The characters in 先进

  • 先 xiān — first; in advance (6 strokes)
  • 进 jìn — to enter (7 strokes)

Example sentence

这是很先进的机器。

This is a very advanced machine.

Words with 先

先生Mr.; sir先first; in advance领先to lead; to be ahead首先first of all

Words with 进

请进please come in进to enter进来to come in进去to go in进行to carry out进入to enter走进to walk into前进to go forward; to advance进步progress; to improve进展progress; to make progress进一步further改进to improve推进to push forward

More words: Quality & Evaluation

标准standard规范standard; norm合格qualified; up to standard合理reasonable完美perfect完善perfect; to improve精彩wonderful; brilliant伟大great美beautiful美好beautiful; fine美丽beautiful生动lively; vivid深刻profound; deep深deep; dark (color)可靠reliable

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