与时俱进 (與時俱進)
yǔ shí jù jìn
Pinyin
Definition
与时俱进 (與時俱進)
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- abreast of modern developments
- to keep up with the times
- progressive
- timely
Character Decomposition
Related Words (18)
- 1 with everything needed available
- 1 entirely
- 2 without exception
- 3 (literary) to be together
- 4 to be alike
- 1 every kind
- 2 every variety under the sun
- 3 a complete gamut
- 1 to burn both jade and common stone
- 2 to destroy indiscriminately (idiom)
Idioms (14)
五味俱全
- 1 a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
人琴俱亡
- 1 person and lute have both vanished (idiom)
- 2 death of a close friend
两败俱伤
- 1 both sides suffer (idiom)
- 2 neither side wins
心胆俱裂
- 1 to be scared out of one's wits (idiom)
泥沙俱下
- 1 mud and sand flow together (idiom)
- 2 good and bad mingle
Sample Sentences
不过话说回来,“书到用时方恨少”,如今在报社工作,我还是很感谢当年拼命阅读背诵打下的扎实基本功的。教育制度的改变并非一朝一夕,不过和其他制度一样,总会与时俱进的。
That said, it's only when you make use of your knowledge that you wish you'd learned more. Now I'm working for a newspaper, I'm really grateful for all that reading and learning off by heart I did back in the day to give myself a good basic knowledge. Changing the education system doesn't happen overnight, but rather, like other systems, it progresses over time.
话不能这么说啊,你看现在的年轻人,有几个对京剧、昆曲感兴趣啊,昆曲甚至都快失传了,传统文化也要与时俱进才有生命力嘛。现在的年轻人都喜欢听流行音乐,如果把传统文化的元素融入到流行歌曲中,应该很容易引起年轻人的兴趣和关注,这不是一件好事吗?
They can't say that. Look at young people these days-- how many of them are interested in Peking or Kun opera? Kun opera has almost been lost forever. The only way traditional culture can stay alive is by keeping pace with the times. Modern kids like to listen to pop music. If you blend some traditional cultural elements into popular music, it should be easy to get young people to pay attention-- isn't that a good thing?