上進 [－进]

Jyutping soeng5 zeon3
Pinyin shàng jìn

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to try to improve oneself; to make progress
  2. verb
    to go forward; to advance
    (syn.) 向上

上進 [－进]

Jyutping soeng6 zeon3
Pinyin shàng jìn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to make progress
  2. to do better
  3. fig. ambitious to improve oneself
  4. to move forwards
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    形容​一個​人求​進步​，​爭取​成就​，​尤其​喺​學​業​或者​事業​上
    used to describe somebody who has the desire to advance and make progress, especially in academic studies or in their career
    • 上進心
      上进心
      soeng6 zeon3 sam1
      ambition
    • 佢放咗工仲夜晚去讀書，好上進㗎。
      佢放咗工仲夜晚去读书，好上进㗎。
      keoi5 fong3 zo2 gung1 zung6 je6 maan5 heoi3 duk6 syu1, hou2 soeng6 zeon3 gaa3.
      After work, he still studies in the evening. He really wants to improve himself.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他虽然很有才能，但却不肯努力上进。
    他雖然很有才能，但卻不肯努力上進。
    tā suī rán hěn yǒu cái néng ， dàn què bù kěn nǔ lì shàng jìn 。
    • With all the talent he has, he never makes any effort.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    上进心
    上進心
    soeng6 zeon3 sam1
    • ambition
  2. Cantonese
    佢放咗工仲夜晚去读书，好上进㗎。
    佢放咗工仲夜晚去讀書，好上進㗎。
    keoi5 fong3 zo2 gung1 zung6 je6 maan5 heoi3 duk6 syu1, hou2 soeng6 zeon3 gaa3.
    • After work, he still studies in the evening. He really wants to improve himself.
  3. Cantonese
    不求上进
    不求上進
    bat1 kau4 soeng6 zeon3
    • to not strive for further progress
  4. Cantonese
    力求上进
    力求上進
    lik6 kau4 soeng6 zeon3
    • to make every effort to improve
  5. Cantonese
    我哋喺呢个问题上进行咗激烈嘅讨论。
    我哋喺呢個問題上進行咗激烈嘅討論。
    ngo5 dei6 hai2 ni1 go3 man6 tai4 soeng6 zeon3 hang4 zo2 gik1 lit6 ge3 tou2 leon6.
    • We had a fierce discussion on this problem.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    在交易所上进行交易
    在交易所上進行交易
    zài jiāo yì suǒ shàng jìn xíng jiāo yì
    • to trade on an exchange
  2. Mandarin
    奥运田径决赛通常在下午或晚上进行，而这将是继1988年汉城奥运会之后，首次有如此多的田径决赛在上午进行。
    奧運田徑決賽通常在下午或晚上進行，而這將是繼1988年漢城奧運會之後，首次有如此多的田徑決賽在上午進行。
    ào yùn tián jìng jué sài tōng cháng zài xià wǔ huò wǎn shàng jìn xíng ， ér zhè jiāng shì jì １９８８ nián hàn chéng ào yùn huì zhī hòu ， shǒu cì yǒu rú cǐ duō de tián jìng jué sài zài shàng wǔ jìn xíng ．
    • Olympic track and field finals are usually held in the afternoon or evening. This will be the first time since the 1988 Seoul Olympics that so many track and field finals are held in the morning.
  3. Mandarin
    胡伯伯曾言道：“青年要努力学习，不断提高政治、文化和纪律水平以服务国家、服务人民。”本市华青蔡镇壕多年来在树人与共青团工作上，积极奋发、力求上进，切实做到像胡伯伯上述所言的几点。
    胡伯伯曾言道：“青年要努力學習，不斷提高政治、文化和紀律水平以服務國家、服務人民。”本市華青蔡鎮壕多年來在樹人與共青團工作上，積極奮發、力求上進，切實做到像胡伯伯上述所言的幾點。
    hú bó bo céng yán dào ： “ qīng nián yào nǔ lì xué xí ， bù duàn tí gāo zhèng zhì ， wén huà hé jì lǜ shuǐ píng yǐ fú wù guó jiā ， fú wù rén mín ． ” běn shì huá qīng cài zhèn háo duō nián lái zài shù rén yǔ gòng qīng tuán gōng zuò shàng ， jī jí fèn fā ， lì qiú shàng jìn ， qiè shí zuò dào xiàng hú bó bo shàng shù suǒ yán de jǐ diǎn ．
    • X
  4. Mandarin
    随即上场的画师则带着彩色油笔，在其身上进行彩绘。
    隨即上場的畫師則帶着彩色油筆，在其身上進行彩繪。
    suí jí shàng chǎng de huà shī zé dài zhe cǎi sè yóu bǐ ， zài qí shēn shàng jìn xíng cǎi huì ．
    • The painter entered the stage with several colored pens and painted on her body.
  5. Mandarin
    第三，日本战争虽是在其强的军力、经济力和政治组织力的基础之上进行的，但同时又是在其先天不足的基础之上进行的。
    第三，日本戰爭雖是在其強的軍力、經濟力和政治組織力的基礎之上進行的，但同時又是在其先天不足的基礎之上進行的。
    dì sān ， rì běn zhàn zhēng suī shì zài qí qiáng de jūn lì ， jīng jì lì hé zhèng zhì zǔ zhī lì de jī chǔ zhī shàng jìn xíng de ， dàn tóng shí yòu shì zài qí xiān tiān bù zú de jī chǔ zhī shàng jìn xíng de ．
    • Thirdly, Japan's war is conducted on the basis of her great military, economic and political-organizational power, but at the same time it rests on an inadequate natural endowment.