先进 meaning in English

xiānjìn

sophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)

HSK 3adjectivenounTraditional 先進13 strokes

Meaning of 先进

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xiānjìn

sophisticated; advanced (technology etc)
meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)

How to use 先进

先进 most often describes technology, equipment, methods or ideas that are ahead of their time. It can also describe exemplary people or deeds, as in 先进工作者 (xiānjìn gōngzuòzhě) model worker. Example: 这家医院的设备很先进。(Zhè jiā yīyuàn de shèbèi hěn xiānjìn.) This hospital's equipment is very advanced.

先 (xiān) means first or ahead, and 进 (jìn) means to move forward. Something 先进 has moved forward ahead of the others, so it is advanced.

Common mistake: Learners often use 先进 for a person's skill level, but for an advanced student or advanced course Chinese usually says 高级 (gāojí) or 水平高 (shuǐpíng gāo). Also keep the tones straight: first tone on xiān, fourth tone on jìn.

先进 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

这zhè个ge国guó家jiā的de军jūn事shì力lì量liàng很hěn先xiān进jìn。

The military power of this country is very advanced.

美měi国guó的de太tài空kōng科kē技jì十shí分fēn先xiān进jìn。

America is ahead in space technology.

所suǒ谓wèi的de先xiān进jìn国guó家jiā经jīng常cháng把bǎ拉lā丁dīng美měi洲zhōu人rén看kàn成chéng石shí器qì时shí代dài的de原yuán始shǐ人rén。

People from the so-called first world look at us Latinos as if we hadn't invented the wheel yet.

台tái湾wān生shēng产chǎn先xiān进jìn晶jīng片piàn。

Taiwan manufactures advanced chips.

Stroke order for each character

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先 xiān · beforehand · 6 strokes

进 jìn · to go forward · 7 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 先进.

先生	xiānsheng	teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.)
进来	jìnlái	to come in
进去	jìnqù	to go in
请进	qǐng jìn	"please come in"
进行	jìnxíng	(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out
进入	jìnrù	to enter; to go into
走进	zǒujìn	to enter; to step into
首先	shǒuxiān	first of all; in the first place
前进	qiánjìn	to go forward; to forge ahead
进展	jìnzhǎn	to make headway; to make progress
进步	jìnbù	progress; improvement; to improve; to progress
进一步	jìnyībù	to go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further

Questions about 先进

What does 先进 mean?

先进 (xiānjìn) means "sophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)" and is used as a adjective and noun.

How do you write 先进?

先进 is made of 2 characters: 先 (6 strokes), 进 (7 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

Is 先进 an HSK word?

Yes. 先进 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 先进 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 先进 is written 先進.

What is the opposite of 先进?

The usual opposite is 落后 (luòhòu), meaning backward or behind. For example, 技术落后 (jìshù luòhòu) means the technology is outdated.

Can 先进 be used as a noun?

Yes. As a noun it means an advanced or exemplary person or unit, often in set phrases like 学习先进 (xuéxí xiānjìn), to learn from the model examples. This use is common in official or workplace language.