Chinese word

先进

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiān jìn

Meaning

  • adjectiveadvanced

Example

我们的工厂有先进的设备。wǒ men de gōng chǎng yǒu xiān jìn de shè bèi

Our factory has advanced equipment.

Illustration for 先进 (advanced)

More examples

他提出了先进的想法。tā tí chū le xiān jìn de xiáng fǎ

He proposed an advanced idea.

Core concept

Something that stands ahead of ordinary practice in development, capability, or design.

Common phrases

  • 先进的设备xiān jìn de shè bèi

    advanced equipment

  • 先进的技术xiān jìn de jì shù

    advanced technology

  • 先进的思想xiān jìn de sī xiǎng

    advanced ideas

Similar words

现代xiàn dài: Suited to present-day life, conditions, or ways of thinking.
发达fā dá: Fully developed and well equipped, especially as a society, region, or economy.
领先lǐng xiān: Holding a leading position in a field by being ahead of others.

Definition in Chinese

表示在比较中处于领先地位，比一般水平更高，常用于描述设施、技术或做法。biǎo shì zài bǐ jiào zhōng chǔ yú lǐng xiān dì wèi bǐ yì bān shuǐ píng gèng gāo cháng yòng yú miáo shù shè shī jì shù huò zuò fǎ

Word origin

The word 先进 (xiānjìn, "advanced") joins 先 (xiān, "ahead") and 进 (jìn, "move forward"), so its meaning grows from the idea of being ahead of others.

Usage tips

  • The word focuses on a lead in level or development rather than simple newness, so new equipment is not automatically described this way.

Other meanings

  • state-of-the-artadjective
  • sophisticatedadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 先进性xiān jìn xìngadvancementnoun

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