HSK 5 · Verbs

进步 jìnbù “progress” in Chinese

Traditional 進步

What 进步 means

  1. progress
  2. improvement
  3. to improve

How to say 进步

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale进jìn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale步bù4th tone, falling

进步 in a sentence

  1. 在老师的指导下，我的学习有了很大的进步。

    Zài lǎoshī de zhǐdǎo xià, wǒ de xuéxí yǒu le hěn dà de jìnbù.

    With my teacher’s guidance, I’ve made great progress in my studies.

    Sentence #3205549 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我妹妹的英语有了明显的进步。

    Wǒ mèimei de Yīngyǔ yǒu le míngxiǎn de jìnbù.

    My sister has made remarkable progress in English.

    Sentence #791512 from Tatoeba

  3. 他的英文进步得很快。

    Tā de Yīngwén jìnbù de hěn kuài.

    His English is improving very quickly.

    Sentence #3704973 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 进步 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 进 (jìn) with each of its parts in a different colour
进jìnto go forward
  • 井well · jǐngSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 井 (jǐng) hints at the sound. Compare it with jìn.

The character 步 (bù) drawn as one shape
步bùa step

步 is a single shape of 7 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidTwo feet, one in front of the other: a step.

How to write 进步

进 7 strokes · 步 7 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

进步 (jìnbù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 进步 (jìnbù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 进步

Words with 进

进jìn · to enter进来jìnlái · to come in进去jìnqù · to go in进行jìnxíng · to advance进入jìnrù · to enter促进cùjìn · to promote (an idea or cause)改进gǎijìn · to improve进口jìnkǒu · to import进攻jìngōng · to attack上进shàngjìn · eager to improve

Words with 步

跑步pǎobù · to run步bù · step散步sànbù · to take a walk退步tuìbù · to regress步骤bùzhòu · procedure逐步zhúbù · progressively让步ràngbù · to concede初步chūbù · initial步伐bùfá · pace地步dìbù · extent

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节省jiéshěng · to save结合jiéhé · to combine届jiè · measure word for sessions尽力jìnlì · to strive one’s hardest救jiù · to rescue具备jùbèi · to possess捐juān · to donate开放kāifàng · to open (to the public)

FAQs

进步 (jìnbù) means “progress” or “improvement”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it jìnbù: jìn with a 4th tone, then bù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 进步 is written 進步. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jinbu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 进步 from the suggestions. Typing jinbu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
进步 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.