Chinese word dictionary

进步

jìnbù · progress; improvement; to improve; to progress; CL:個|个[ge4]

Practice word

Word information

Simplified进步

Traditional進步

Pinyinjìnbù

Part of speech动、形

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

进jìn

to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter

步bù

walk, stroll, pace, march; to make progress

How to learn 进步

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

进jìn

to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound

进来jìnlái

to come in

进去jìnqù

to go in

跑步pǎobù

to run; to jog; (military) to march at the double

步bù

a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation; surname Bu

进入jìnrù

to enter; to join; to go into