前
进

To go forward in Chinese: 前进 (qián jìn)

qián jìn

to go forward

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 前進1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to go forward
  2. 2to forge ahead
  3. 3to advance
  4. 4onward

Stroke order

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前
进

Zhuyin

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ㄑㄧㄢˊ

qián

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄐㄧㄣˋ

jìn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

前进

Simplified

前進

Traditional

Example sentences

See 前进 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 汽车慢慢地向前进。

    qì chē màn màn dì xiàng qián jìn。

    The car slowly moved forward.

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Related words

进

jìn

to go forward

前

qián

front

前面

qián miàn

ahead

以前

yǐ qián

before

进行

jìn xíng

to advance

提前

tí qián

to shift to an earlier date

从前

cóng qián

previously

促进

cù jìn

to promote (an idea or cause)

改进

gǎi jìn

to improve

进步

jìn bù

progress

进口

jìn kǒu

to import

目前

mù qián

at the present time

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