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上进

shàng jìn

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 上進

上进 (shàng jìn) means "to make progress; to do better; fig. ambitious to improve oneself". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 上进 means

1. to make progress
2. to do better
3. fig. ambitious to improve oneself
4. to move forwards

The characters in 上进

• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 进jìnto go forward; to advance; to go in

Example sentences

• 他要上进了。
  He is going to make progress.

Words starting with 上进

• 上进心shàng jìn xīnambition; desire for self-improvement

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