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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