进步

進步
jìnbù
noun HSK 3 #2,935

Meanings

  1. 1 progress
  2. 2 improvement
  3. 3 to improve

Characters

Advance + step = progress. Opposite of 退步 (regress).

Examples

HSK 1
Nǐ de Zhōngwén jìnbù hěn dà!
Your Chinese has improved a lot!
HSK 2
Zhè xuéqī tā yǒu le hěn dà de jìnbù.
He made great progress this semester.
HSK 3
Shèhuì zài búduàn jìnbù.
Society is constantly progressing.

Tips

usage
进步 ! is a common compliment from Chinese teachers, friends, and colleagues.

Stroke Order

jìn