Chinese symbol for “advanced”
先进
xiān jìn
Traditional: 先進
sophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for advanced is 先进 (xiān jìn), defined as: sophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “advanced”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 进阶 (進階) | jìn jiē | advanced |
| 高级 (高級) | gāo jí | high level; high grade |
| 高等 | gāo děng | high-level; higher (animals, education etc) |
| 超前 | chāo qián | to be ahead of one's time; to surpass or outdo one's predecessors |
| 高段 | gāo duàn | high-level (ability); advanced |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 先进.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 先生 | xiān sheng | teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.) |
| 首先 | shǒu xiān | first of all; in the first place |
| 先后 (先後) | xiān hòu | early or late; first and last; priority; in succession; one after another |
| 优先 (優先) | yōu xiān | to have priority; to take precedence |
| 领先 (領先) | lǐng xiān | to lead; to be in front |
| 进行 (進行) | jìn xíng | (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc) |
| 进入 (進入) | jìn rù | to enter; to go into |
| 进一步 (進一步) | jìn yī bù | to go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further |
See also: Japanese symbol for “advanced”.
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