先进

xiān jìn

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Adjective Uncommon

Definitions

1. advanced (technology)
2. to advance

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Word relationships

Related words

2 items

进步

jìn bù

progress; improvement

思想进步

现代化

xiàn dài huà

modernization

技术现代化

Usage notes

Collocations

Used to describe technology, equipment, methods, or ideologies, not people's personal qualities.

Common mistakes

先进 should not be used for physical movement forward (e.g., 'advance the troops'); use 前进 instead.

Example Sentences

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这家公司采用先进的技术。

This company adopts advanced technology.

这家医院有先进的医疗器械。

This hospital has advanced medical instruments.

这个实验室的设备很先进。

The equipment in this laboratory is very advanced.

我们公司去年引进了一批先进设备。

Our company introduced a batch of advanced equipment last year.

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Words Containing 先进

先进个人

xiān jìn gè rén

(official accolade) advanced individual; exemplary individual

先进先出

xiān jìn xiān chū

(computing, inventory management etc) first in, first out

advanced weapon

advanced level

(official accolade) advanced team

Child Words of 先进

early

to go forward

先进