前进
qián jìnㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: TIỀN TIẾN
Traditional: 前進
HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4
Meaning(verb, verbal noun)
to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward
Examples
队伍慢慢地前进。
duì wu màn màn dì qián jìn.
The line slowly moved forward.
遇到困难也要继续前进。
yù dào kùn nán yě yào jì xù qián jìn.
Keep moving forward even when things get hard.
船在大雾中慢慢前进。
chuán zài dà wù zhōng màn màn qián jìn.
The boat crept forward through the thick fog.
Easily confused
- 进步 — 前进 is moving forward; 进步 is making progress (in study or work).
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Stroke order
TIỀN · 9 strokes
front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
TIẾN · 7 strokes
to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound
Related words
- 前面 qián miàn — ahead; in front; preceding; above; also pr. [qián mian]
- 以前 yǐ qián — before; formerly; previous; ago
- 提前 tí qián — to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance
- 目前 mù qián — at the present time; currently
- 前途 qián tú — prospects; future outlook; journey
- 从前 cóng qián — previously; formerly; once upon a time
- 前提 qián tí — premise; precondition; prerequisite
- 当前 dāng qián — the present time; to be faced with