进 jìn

advance, make progress, enter

DEFINITIONS

  • advance, make progress, enter
  • 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

STROKES

WORDS

进水 jìn shuǐ to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc); to get flooded; inflow of water
进水闸 jìn shuǐ zhá water intake; inlet sluice
进献 jìn xiàn to offer as tribute
进益 jìn yì income; (literary) improvement; progress
进行交易 jìn xíng jiāo yì to carry out a transaction
进行性 jìn xíng xìng progressive; gradual
进行性交 jìn xíng xìng jiāo to have sex; to have sexual intercourse
进行性失语 jìn xíng xìng shī yǔ progressive aphasia; gradual loss of speech
进行编程 jìn xíng biān chéng executable program
进行通信 jìn xíng tōng xìn to communicate; to carry out communications
进补 jìn bǔ to take a tonic (for one's health)
进袭 jìn xí raid; to carry out a raid; to invade
进贤 jìn xián Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi
进贤县 jìn xián xiàn Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi
进路 jìn lù way of proceeding; approach (to a task etc)
进身 jìn shēn to get oneself promoted to a higher rank
进身之阶 jìn shēn zhī jiē stepping-stone to greater power or higher rank
进退不得 jìn tuì bù dé can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver; stalled; in a dilemma; stuck in a difficult position
进退中绳 jìn tuì zhōng shéng to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
进退失据 jìn tuì shī jù no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss; in a hopeless situation
进退有常 jìn tuì yǒu cháng to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
进退为难 jìn tuì wéi nán no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma; trapped; in an impossible situation
进退无路 jìn tuì wú lù to have no alternative (idiom)
进退自如 jìn tuì zì rú free to come and go (idiom); to have room to maneuver
进逼 jìn bī to advance on sth; to press closely (on some goal)
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