先进
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
先进 (xiānjìn) · advanced
先进 (xiānjìn) means “advanced”. It is written with 2 characters: 先 (first) + 进 (to enter). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 先进 is built
The characters
先 xiān · first
What 先 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Someone stepping 止 in front of another person 儿 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
进 jìn · to enter
What 进 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 井jǐng — well
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 井 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这家医院的机器很先进。Zhè jiā yīyuàn de jīqì hěn xiānjìn.This hospital's machines are very advanced.
他们用的是先进技术。Tāmen yòng de shì xiānjìn jìshù.They use advanced technology.
Questions about 先进
What does 先进 mean?
先进 (xiānjìn) means “advanced”.
How do you pronounce 先进?
先进 is pronounced xiānjìn.
Which HSK level is 先进?
先进 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 先生xiānshengMr
- 领先lǐngxiānto lead
- 首先shǒuxiānfirst
- 事先shìxiānin advance
- 率先shuàixiānto take the lead
- 先前xiānqiánbefore
- 优先yōuxiānto have priority
- 预先yùxiānin advance
- 原先yuánxiānoriginally
- 争先恐后zhēngxiānkǒnghòuto scramble to be first
Learn 先进 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 90: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.