先进

Character by character

• 先xiān6 strokesHSK 1first, former, previous
• 进jìn7 strokesHSK 1 traditional 進advance, make progress, enter

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 先进. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 进行jìn xíngHSK 2

  to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute

• 先xiānHSK 1

  early; prior; former; in advance; first

• 进jìnHSK 1

  to go forward; to advance; to go in; to enter; to put in; to submit; to take in; to admit; (math.) base of a number system; classifier for sections in a building or residential compound

• 进入jìn rùHSK 2

  to enter; to join; to go into

• 先生xiān shengHSK 1

  teacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor

• 首先shǒu xiānHSK 3

  first (of all); in the first place

• 进去jìn qùHSK 1

  to go in

• 进来jìn láiHSK 1

  to come in

• 进一步jìn yī bùHSK 3

  to go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further

• 进展jìn zhǎnHSK 3

  to make headway; to make progress

• 进攻jìn gōngHSK 6

  to attack; to assault; to go on the offensive; attack; assault; offense (sports)

• 进步jìn bùHSK 3

  progress; improvement; to improve; to progress

• 前进qián jìnHSK 3

  to go forward; to forge ahead; to advance; onward

• 领先lǐng xiānHSK 3

  to lead; to be in front

• 推进tuī jìnHSK 3

  to impel; to carry forward; to push on; to advance; to drive forward

• 改进gǎi jìnHSK 3

  to improve; to make better; improvement

• 优先yōu xiānHSK 5

  to have priority; to take precedence

• 事先shì xiānHSK 4

  in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior

• 进口jìn kǒuHSK 4

  to import; imported; entrance; inlet (for the intake of air, water etc)

• 进程jìn chéngHSK 7

  course of events; process

• 促进cù jìnHSK 4

  to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost

• 原先yuán xiānHSK 5

  originally; original; former

• 进度jìn dùHSK 7

  rate of progress

• 先前xiān qiánHSK 5

  before; previously