進步

See also: 進歩 and 进步

Chinese

		advance; enter; to come in	a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process
trad. (進步)		進	步
simp. (进步)		进	步

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jìnbù

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җинбу (žinbu, III-III)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zeon³ bou⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): din¹ bu⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chin-phu

(Meixian, Guangdong): jin⁴ pu⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chìn-pō͘
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁵cin-bu₆

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìnbù
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìnbù
  - Wade–Giles: chin⁴-pu⁴
  - Yale: jìn-bù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinnbuh
  - Palladius: цзиньбу (czinʹbu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җинбу (žinbu, III-III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁴⁴ pou⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zeon³ bou⁶
  - Yale: jeun bouh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoen³ bou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zên³ bou⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɵn³³ pou̯²²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: din¹ bu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tin³³ pu³²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chin-phu
  - Hakka Romanization System: jin pu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: jin⁴ pu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sin⁵⁵ pʰu⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: jin⁴ pu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sin⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰu⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chìn-pō͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsìn-pōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cienpo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sin²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sin²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sin¹¹⁻⁵³ pɔ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sin²¹⁻⁴¹ pɔ³³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Jiaxing)
  - Wugniu: ⁵cin-bu₆
  - MiniDict: cin^去 bu^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²jin-bu₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕin³³ bu⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /t͡ɕin⁴⁴ bu²¹/

Verb

進步

to progress; to improve
大有進步／大有进步 ― dàyǒu jìnbù ― to have made great progress

技術進步／技术进步 ― jìshù jìnbù ― technological progress

追求進步／追求进步 ― zhuīqiú jìnbù ― to pursue progress

取得進步／取得进步 ― qǔdé jìnbù ― to make progress

書籍是人類進步的階梯。 [MSC, trad.]
书籍是人类进步的阶梯。 [MSC, simp.]
Shūjí shì rénlèi jìnbù de jiētī. [Pinyin]
The book is the ladder of human progress.

科學技術時刻都在進步。 [MSC, trad.]
科学技术时刻都在进步。 [MSC, simp.]
Kēxué jìshù shíkè dōu zài jìnbù. [Pinyin]
Science and technology is constantly improving.

沒想到短短一個月，他的廚藝竟然已進步到這個境界！ [MSC, trad.]
没想到短短一个月，他的厨艺竟然已进步到这个境界！ [MSC, simp.]
Méi xiǎngdào duǎnduǎn yīge yuè, tā de chúyì jìngrán yǐ jìnbù dào zhège jìngjiè! [Pinyin]
Who would have thought that in a short little month, his cooking would have improved to this extent!

Synonyms

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健全 (jiànquán)
出息 (colloquial)
前進／前进 (qiánjìn)
完善 (wánshàn)
提升 (tíshēng)
提懸／提悬 (Min Nan)
提高 (tígāo)
改善 (gǎishàn)
改良 (gǎiliáng)
改進／改进 (gǎijìn)
躍進／跃进 (yuèjìn)
進展／进展 (jìnzhǎn)

Antonyms

退步 (tuìbù)

Adjective

進步

progressive (in a political sense)

Synonyms

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通達／通达 (tōngdá)
開明／开明 (kāimíng)
開通／开通 (kāitong)

Antonyms

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保守 (bǎoshǒu)
守舊／守旧 (shǒujiù)
落後／落后 (luòhòu)
閉塞／闭塞 (bìsè)
頑固／顽固 (wángù)

Derived terms

民主進步黨／民主进步党 (Mínzhǔ Jìnbù Dǎng)
虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落後／虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后 (xūxīn shǐrén jìnbù, jiāo'ào shǐrén luòhòu)
進步性／进步性 (jìnbùxìng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
進	步
しん Grade: 3	ぽ Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 進步 – see the following entry.

【進歩しんぽ】

[noun] progress; improvements in social welfare.

[noun] personal progress, usually in the development of a skill.

[verb] To improve (in reference to a society's technological capability or general quality of life).

[verb] To advance in proficiency; to make progress in the development of a skill.

(This term, 進步, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
進	步

Noun

進步 • (jinbo) (hangeul 진보)

hanja form^? of 진보 (“progress”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
進	步

Verb

進步

chữ Hán form of tiến bộ (“to progress”).