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In sequence, step by step (idiom) in Chinese: 循序渐进 (xún xù jiàn jìn)

xún xù jiàn jìn

in sequence, step by step (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 循序漸進1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally

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序
渐
进

Zhuyin

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ㄒㄩㄣˊ

xún

ㄒ/ xㄩ/ üㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

ㄒㄩˋ

xù

ㄒ/ xㄩ/ üˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧㄢˋ

jiàn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧㄣˋ

jìn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

循序渐进

Simplified

循序漸進

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 学外语要循序渐进,不能着急。

    xué wài yǔ yào xún xù jiàn jìn, bù néng zháo jí。

    Learning a foreign language must be done step by step; you can't rush it.

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Related words

进

jìn

to go forward

序

xù

(bound form) order

进行

jìn xíng

to advance

顺序

shùn xù

sequence

逐渐

zhú jiàn

gradually

程序

chéng xù

procedures

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

秩序

zhì xù

order (orderly)

进来

jìn lái

to come in

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