Sentence #665027 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted
How 先进 is built
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先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier
先 is a single shape of 6 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.
Memory aidA foot 止 out in front of a person 儿: ahead, first.
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.
How to write 先进
先 6 strokes · 进 7 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 先进 (xiānjìn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
先进 (xiānjìn) means “advanced” or “sophisticated”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xiānjìn: xiān with a 1st tone, then jìn 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, 先进 is written 先進. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xianjin with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 先进 from the suggestions. Typing xianjin into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
先进 is an HSK 6 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.
先xiān1st tone, high and level
进jìn4th tone, falling
