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进发
jìn fā
Pinyin
Definition
进发
-
jìn fā
to set out
to start
Character Decomposition
进
辶
二
发
㇗
丨
丶
又
Related Words
(20)
出发
chū fā
1
to set off
2
to start (on a journey)
恭喜发财
gōng xǐ fā cái
1
May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
发
fā
1
to send out
2
to show (one's feeling)
3
to issue
4
to develop
5
to make a bundle of money
6
classifier for gunshots (rounds)
发布
fā bù
1
to release
2
to issue
3
to announce
4
to distribute
5
also written 發布|发布[fā bù]
发展
fā zhǎn
1
development
2
growth
3
to develop
4
to grow
5
to expand
发布
fā bù
1
to release
2
to issue
3
to announce
4
to distribute
发现
fā xiàn
1
to find
2
to discover
发生
fā shēng
1
to happen
2
to occur
3
to take place
4
to break out
发表
fā biǎo
1
to issue
2
to publish
发起
fā qǐ
1
to originate
2
to initiate
3
to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)
4
to start
5
to propose sth (for the first time)
转发
zhuǎn fā
1
to transmit
2
to forward (mail, SMS, packets of data)
3
to pass on
4
to republish (an article from another publication)
进
jìn
1
to go forward
2
to advance
3
to go in
4
to enter
5
to put in
6
to submit
7
to take in
8
to admit
9
(math.) base of a number system
10
classifier for sections in a building or residential compound
进入
jìn rù
1
to enter
2
to join
3
to go into
进行
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
上进
shàng jìn
1
to make progress
2
to do better
3
fig. ambitious to improve oneself
4
to move forwards
上进心
shàng jìn xīn
1
motivation
2
ambition
促进
cù jìn
1
to promote (an idea or cause)
2
to advance
3
boost
先进
xiān jìn
1
advanced (technology)
2
to advance
前进
qián jìn
1
to go forward
2
to forge ahead
3
to advance
4
onward
启发
qǐ fā
1
to enlighten
2
to explain (a text etc)
3
to stimulate (a mental attitude)
4
enlightenment
5
revelation
6
motivation
Idioms
(20)
一言不发
yī yán bù fā
1
to not say a word (idiom)
一语不发
yī yǔ bù fā
1
to not say a word (idiom)
不悱不发
bù fěi bù fā
1
a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
1
people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
2
marriages are predestined
3
people marry because they share common traits
不知进退
bù zhī jìn tuì
1
not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén
1
to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt
2
to anticipate
3
preemptive
前门拒虎，后门进狼
qián mén jù hǔ , hòu mén jìn láng
1
to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
加官进位
jiā guān jìn wèi
1
promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
加官进爵
jiā guān jìn jué
1
promotion to the nobility (idiom)
加官进禄
jiā guān jìn lù
1
promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
升官发财
shēng guān fā cái
1
to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)
厚积薄发
hòu jī bó fā
1
lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
2
good preparation is the key to success
3
to be well prepared
容光焕发
róng guāng huàn fā
1
face glowing (idiom); looking radiant
2
all smiles
对症发药
duì zhèng fā yào
1
lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
2
to take appropriate steps
引而不发
yǐn ér bù fā
1
to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action
2
to go through the motions
3
to practice
4
a trial run
得寸进尺
dé cùn jìn chǐ
1
lit. win an inch, want a foot (idiom); fig. not satisfied with small gains
2
give him an inch, and he'll want a mile
循序渐进
xún xù jiàn jìn
1
in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
闷声发大财
mēn shēng fā dà cái
1
to amass wealth while keeping a low profile (idiom)
招财进宝
zhāo cái jìn bǎo
1
ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!
振聋发聩
zhèn lóng fā kuì
1
lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
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