HSK 6 · Education

循序渐进 xúnxùjiànjìn “to progress step by step” in Chinese

Traditional 循序漸進

What 循序渐进 means

  1. to progress step by step
  2. in sequence, step by step (idiom)
  3. to make steady progress incrementally

How to say 循序渐进

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale循xún2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale序xù4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale渐jiàn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale进jìn4th tone, falling

循序渐进 in a sentence

  1. 学习是一个循序渐进的过程。

    Xuéxí shì yí ge xúnxùjiànjìn de guòchéng.

    Learning is a gradual process.

    Sentence #2555339 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 循序渐进 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 循 (xún) with each of its parts in a different colour
循xúnto follow; to act in accordance with
  • 彳step · chìMeaning part
  • 盾shield · dùnSound part

彳 hints at the meaning (step); 盾 (dùn) hints at the sound. Compare it with xún.

The character 序 (xù) with each of its parts in a different colour
序xùorder; sequence
  • 广shelter · guǎngMeaning part
  • 予to give · yúSound part

广 hints at the meaning (shelter); 予 (yú) hints at the sound. Compare it with xù.

The character 渐 (jiàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
渐jiàngradual
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐMeaning part
  • 斩to chop · zhǎnSound part

氵 hints at the meaning (water); 斩 (zhǎn) hints at the sound. Compare it with jiàn.

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.

How to write 循序渐进

循 12 strokes · 序 7 strokes · 渐 11 strokes · 进 7 strokes

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

Words related to 循序渐进

Words with 循

遵循zūnxún · to follow循环xúnhuán · cycle

Words with 序

顺序shùnxù · sequence秩序zhìxù · order (orderly state)程序chéngxù · procedures次序cìxù · order序言xùyán · preface

Words with 渐

逐渐zhújiàn · gradually

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进步jìnbù · progress进口jìnkǒu · to import进攻jìngōng · to attack

More words: Education & Learning

心得xīndé · insights学说xuéshuō · theory学位xuéwèi · academic degree熏陶xūntáo · to nurture摘要zhāiyào · summary证书zhèngshū · certificate智力zhìlì · intelligence智商zhìshāng · IQ

FAQs

循序渐进 (xúnxùjiànjìn) means “to progress step by step” or “in sequence, step by step (idiom)”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it xúnxùjiànjìn: xún with a 2nd tone, then xù with a 4th tone, then jiàn with a 4th 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, 循序渐进 is written 循序漸進. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xunxujianjin with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 循序渐进 from the suggestions. Typing xunxujianjin into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
循序渐进 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.