先進
ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
“advanced; sophisticated; leading; exemplary; meritorious; (Taiwan) senior; predecessor”
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先
ㄒㄧㄢ
Beforehand; first; earlier; originally; for the time being; for now; my late (prefix for deceased older relatives); ancestor; primary matter; former; previous; Mr. (abbreviation); surname.
進
ㄐㄧㄣˋ
To go forward or advance; to enter or go in; to submit or present; to put in; to take in or admit; to start an official career; to recommend; to strive.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 進行ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊto proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; to carry out; to conduct; to advance
- 先生ㄒㄧㄢ ㄕㄥMr.; sir; gentleman; teacher; husband; (dated) scholar or Taoist priest
- 進入ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄨˋto enter; to go into; to join; to reach a certain period or state
- 民進黨ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄉㄤˇDemocratic Progressive Party (DPP); Taiwan's major political party founded in 1986; one of the two dominant parties in Taiwan politics.
- 進一步ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋto go a step further; to advance or progress to a deeper or higher level; more; further
- 首先ㄕㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢfirst of all; in the first place; before anything else; initially
- 進步ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋprogress; improvement; to improve; to progress; to move forward or develop beyond the previous state.
- 進口ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇto import; imported goods; entrance or inlet (e.g., for air or water).
- 先前ㄒㄧㄢ ㄑㄧㄢˊbefore; previously; earlier; formerly; at an earlier time
- 前進ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋto go forward; to advance; to move ahead; to make progress; to forge ahead
- 促進ㄘㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋto promote; to advance; to boost; to further; to facilitate
- 走進ㄗㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋto walk into; to enter on foot; to step inside.