進〔进〕 zeon³ {jìn}

(verb) Get in or into; (adjective) advanced

進〔进〕 zeon³ {jìn}

1. to advance
2. to enter
3. to come (or go) into
4. to receive or admit
5. to eat or drink
6. to submit or present
7. (used after a verb) into, in
8. to score a goal

進取〔进-〕 zeon³ ceoi² {jìn qǔ}

(verb) Take the initiative

進化〔进-〕 zeon³ faa³ {jìn huà}

to evolve

進入〔进-〕 zeon³ jap⁶ {jìn rù}

(phrasal verb) Get in

進逼〔进-〕 zeon³ bik¹ {jìn bī}

1. to advance on sth
2. to press closely (on some goal)

進補〔进补〕 zeon³ bou² {jìn bǔ}

to take a tonic (for one's health)

進步〔进-〕 zeon³ bou⁶ {jìn bù}

1. progress
2. improvement
3. to improve
4. to progress
5. CL: 個

進餐〔进-〕 zeon³ caan¹ {jìn cān}

to have a meal

進取〔进-〕 zeon³ ceoi² {jìn qǔ}

1. to forge ahead
2. to go forward

進出〔进-〕 zeon³ ceot¹ {jìn chū}

1. to enter or exit
2. to go through

進程〔进-〕 zeon³ cing⁴ {jìn chéng}

1. process
2. course

進場〔进场〕 zeon³ coeng⁴ {jìn chǎng}

1. to go into
2. to enter an arena (e.g. sporting)

進度〔进-〕 zeon³ dou⁶ {jìn dù}

1. pace
2. tempo
3. degree of progress (on project)
4. work schedule

進化〔进-〕 zeon³ faa³ {jìn huà}

1. evolution
2. CL: 個

進犯〔进-〕 zeon³ faan⁶ {jìn fàn}

to invade

進發〔进发〕 zeon³ faat³ {jìn fā}

1. to set out
2. to start

進價〔进价〕 zeon³ gaa³ {jìn jià}

opening price

進階〔进阶〕 zeon³ gaai¹ {jìn jiē}

advanced

進擊〔进击〕 zeon³ gik¹ {jìn jī}

to attack

進京〔进-〕 zeon³ ging¹ {jìn Jīng}

1. to enter the capital
2. to go to Beijing

進攻〔进-〕 zeon³ gung¹ {jìn gōng}

1. to attack
2. to assault
3. to go on the offensive
4. attack
5. assault
6. offense (sports)

進宮〔进宫〕 zeon³ gung¹ {jìn gōng}

1. to enter the emperor's palace
2. (slang) to go to jail

進貢〔进贡〕 zeon³ gung³ {jìn gòng}

1. to offer tribute
2. to pay tribute that a vassal owes to his suzerain

進關〔进关〕 zeon³ gwaan¹ {jìn guān}

inbound customs (international trade)

進軍〔进军〕 zeon³ gwan¹ {jìn jūn}

1. to march
2. to advance

進行〔进-〕 zeon³ hang⁴ {jìn xíng}

1. to advance
2. to conduct
3. underway
4. in progress
5. to do
6. to carry out
7. to carry on
8. to execute

進口〔进-〕 zeon³ hau² {jìn kǒu}

1. to import
2. imported
3. entrance
4. inlet (for the intake of air, water etc)

進去〔进-〕 zeon³ heoi³ {jìn qù}

to go in

進獻〔进献〕 zeon³ hin³ {jìn xiàn}

to offer as tribute

進香〔进-〕 zeon³ hoeng¹ {jìn xiāng}

to burn incense at a temple

進學〔进学〕 zeon³ hok⁶ {jìn xué}

1. to advance one's learning
2. to enter the prefecture school under the imperial examination system

進項〔进项〕 zeon³ hong⁶ {jìn xiang}

1. income
2. receipts
3. earnings
4. revenue

進入〔进-〕 zeon³ jap⁶ {jìn rù}

1. to enter
2. to join
3. to go into

進而〔进-〕 zeon³ ji⁴ {jìn ér}

and then (what follows next)

進益〔进-〕 zeon³ jik¹ {jìn yì}

1. income
2. (literary) improvement
3. progress

進賢〔进贤〕 zeon³ jin⁴ {Jìn xián}

Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi

進言〔进-〕 zeon³ jin⁴ {jìn yán}

1. to put forward a suggestion (to sb in a senior position)
2. to offer a word of advice

進球〔进-〕 zeon³ kau⁴ {jìn qiú}

1. to score a goal
2. goal (sport)

進料〔进-〕 zeon³ liu² {jìn liào}

1. to feed (a machine)
2. foreign goods (abbr. of 進口資料)

進來〔进来〕 zeon³ loi⁴ {jìn lái}

to come in

進路〔进-〕 zeon³ lou⁶ {jìn lù}

1. way of proceeding
2. approach (to a task etc)

進門〔进门〕 zeon³ mun⁴ {jìn mén}

1. to enter a door
2. to go in
3. to learn the basics of a subject
4. to join one's husband's household upon marriage

進身〔进-〕 zeon³ san¹ {jìn shēn}

to get oneself promoted to a higher rank

進修〔进-〕 zeon³ sau¹ {jìn xiū}

1. to undertake advanced studies
2. to take a refresher course

進水〔进-〕 zeon³ seoi² {jìn shuǐ}

1. to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc)
2. to get flooded
3. inflow of water

進士〔进-〕 zeon³ si⁶ {jìn shì}

1. successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination
2. palace graduate

進食〔进-〕 zeon³ sik⁶ {jìn shí}

1. to take a meal
2. to eat

進城〔进-〕 zeon³ sing⁴ {jìn chéng}

1. to go to town
2. to enter a big city (to live or work)

進退〔进-〕 zeon³ teoi³ {jìn tuì}

1. to advance or retreat
2. knowing when to come and when to leave
3. a sense of propriety

進棧〔进栈〕 zeon³ zaan⁶ {jìn zhàn}

to push on

進襲〔进袭〕 zeon³ zaap⁶ {jìn xí}

1. raid
2. to carry out a raid
3. to invade

進展〔进-〕 zeon³ zin² {jìn zhǎn}

1. to make headway
2. to make progress

進接〔进-〕 zeon³ zip³ {jìn jiē}

access

進賬〔进账〕 zeon³ zoeng³ {jìn zhàng}

1. income
2. receipts

進駐〔进驻〕 zeon³ zyu³ {jìn zhù}

1. to enter and garrison
2. (fig.) to establish a presence in

進口貨〔进-货〕 zeon³ hau² fo³ {jìn kǒu huò}

imported goods

進口稅〔进-税〕 zeon³ hau² seoi³ {jìn kǒu shuì}

import tax

進修班〔进--〕 zeon³ sau¹ baan¹ {jìn xiū bān}

 class for advanced studies

進步號〔进-号〕 zeon³ bou⁶ hou⁶ {Jìn bù Hào}

Progress (name of Russian spaceship)

進取心〔进--〕 zeon³ ceoi² sam¹ {jìn qǔ xīn}

1. ambition
2. enterprise
3. initiative

進出境〔进--〕 zeon³ ceot¹ ging² {jìn chū jìng}

entering and leaving a country

進出口〔进--〕 zeon³ ceot¹ hau² {jìn chū kǒu}

import and export

進度表〔进--〕 zeon³ dou⁶ biu² {jìn dù biǎo}

1. timeline
2. work schedule

進化論〔进-论〕 zeon³ faa³ leon⁶ {jìn huà lùn}

Darwin's theory of evolution

進行曲〔进--〕 zeon³ hang⁴ kuk¹ {jìn xíng qǔ}

march (musical)

進行性〔进--〕 zeon³ hang⁴ sing³ {jìn xíng xìng}

1. progressive
2. gradual

進口商〔进--〕 zeon³ hau² soeng¹ {jìn kǒu shāng}

1. importer
2. import business

進一步〔进--〕 zeon³ jat¹ bou⁶ {jìn yī bù}

1. one step further
2. to move forward a step
3. further onwards

進賢縣〔进贤县〕 zeon³ jin⁴ jyun⁶ {Jìn xián xiàn}

Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi

進水口〔进--〕 zeon³ seoi² hau² {jìn shuǐ kǒu}

water inlet

進水閘〔进-闸〕 zeon³ seoi² zaap⁶ {jìn shuǐ zhá}

1. water intake
2. inlet sluice

進位法〔进--〕 zeon³ wai² faat³ {jìn wèi fǎ}

system of writing numbers to a base, such as decimal or binary (math)

進步主義〔进--义〕 zeon³ bou⁶ zyu² ji⁶ {jìn bù zhǔ yì}

progressivism

進道若蜷〔进---〕 zeon³ dou⁶ joek⁶ kyun⁴ {jìn dào ruò quán}

1. entering the Way, you seem to coil back (Laozi 老子, the Book of Dao 道德经, Chap. 14)
2. progress in the Dao can seem illusory

進道若退〔进---〕 zeon³ dou⁶ joek⁶ teoi³ {jìn dào ruò tuì}

1. entering the Way, you seem to coil back (Laozi 老子, the Book of Dao 道德经, Chap. 14)
2. progress in the Dao can seem illusory

進行交易〔进---〕 zeon³ hang⁴ gaau¹ jik⁶ {jìn xíng jiāo yì}

to carry out a transaction

進行編程〔进-编-〕 zeon³ hang⁴ pin¹ cing⁴ {jìn xíng biān chéng}

executable program

進行性交〔进---〕 zeon³ hang⁴ sing³ gaau¹ {jìn xíng xìng jiāo}

1. to have sex
2. to have sexual intercourse

進行通信〔进---〕 zeon³ hang⁴ tung¹ seon³ {jìn xíng tōng xìn}

1. to communicate
2. to carry out communications

進了天堂〔进---〕 zeon³ liu⁵ tin¹ tong⁴ {jìn le tiān táng}

1. to die
2. to enter the hall of heaven

進身之階〔进--阶〕 zeon³ san¹ zi¹ gaai¹ {jìn shēn zhī jiē}

stepping-stone to greater power or higher rank

進退不得〔进---〕 zeon³ teoi³ bat¹ dak¹ {jìn tuì bù dé}

1. can't advance or retreat (idiom); no room for maneuver
2. stalled
3. in a dilemma
4. stuck in a difficult position

進退有常〔进---〕 zeon³ teoi³ jau⁵ soeng⁴ {jìn tuì yǒu cháng}

to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible

進退兩難〔进-两难〕 zeon³ teoi³ loeng⁵ naan⁴ {jìn tuì liǎng nán}

1. no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
2. trapped
3. in an impossible situation

進退無路〔进-无-〕 zeon³ teoi³ mou⁴ lou⁶ {jìn tuì wú lù}

to have no alternative (idiom)

進退失據〔进--据〕 zeon³ teoi³ sat¹ geoi³ {jìn tuì shī jù}

1. no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss
2. in a hopeless situation

進退維谷〔进-维-〕 zeon³ teoi³ wai⁴ guk¹ {jìn tuì wéi gǔ}

1. no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
2. trapped
3. in an impossible situation

進退為難〔进-为难〕 zeon³ teoi³ wai⁴ naan⁴ {jìn tuì wéi nán}

1. no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma
2. trapped
3. in an impossible situation

進退自如〔进---〕 zeon³ teoi³ zi⁶ jyu⁴ {jìn tuì zì rú}

1. free to advance or retreat
2. room for maneuver

進退中繩〔进--绳〕 zeon³ teoi³ zung¹ sing⁴ {jìn tuì zhōng shéng}

to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible

進接服務〔进--务〕 zeon³ zip³ fuk⁶ mou⁶ {jìn jiē fú wù}

access server

進行性失語〔进---语〕 zeon³ hang⁴ sing³ sat¹ jyu⁵ {jìn xíng xìng shī yǔ}

1. progressive aphasia
2. gradual loss of speech