verb / noun HSK 3
Traditional 進步
to progress · to improve · to make progress · progress · improvement
Meaning
进步 means to move forward or advance in ability, knowledge, or quality. It can be used as both a verb (to improve, to progress) and a noun (progress, improvement). The word carries a positive connotation of development and getting better over time.
Usage
Native speakers commonly use 进步 to praise someone's improvement in skills, studies, or behavior. It's frequently used in educational contexts and when encouraging others. Often appears with 有 (to have) as in 有进步 (to have made progress) or with measure words like 很大的进步 (great progress).
Examples
- 01你的中文进步很快！!Your Chinese is improving very quickly!
- 02他这学期取得了很大的进步。.He has made great progress this semester.
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Common collocations
- 取得进步to make progress, to achieve improvement
- 有进步to have made progress
- 很大的进步great progress
- 进步很快to progress rapidly
Antonyms
Origin
The compound literally means 'advance step' or 'forward step,' combining the sense of entering/moving forward (进) with taking a step (步), thus creating the metaphor of making progress.