How to say “strive to improve oneself” in Chinese
strive to improve oneself
“Strive to improve oneself” in Chinese is 上进, shàng jìn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
上进 is read shàng jìn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A stroke above a line.
On the left, 辶 “walk”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “上进”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 上进. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他是个很上进的年轻人tāshìgehěnshàngjìndeniánqīngrénHe's a young man who's always trying to improve himself.
More words from the lesson “Putting in the effort”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “strive to improve oneself” in Chinese?
“Strive to improve oneself” in Chinese is 上进, pinyin shàngjìn.
What does 上进 mean?
上进 (shàngjìn) means “strive to improve oneself”.
How do you write 上进?
上进 is 2 characters: 上 (shàng) — top, on; 进 (jìn) — enter. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 上进?
上进 is read shàngjìn. Tones: shàng — fourth tone, jìn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“strive to improve oneself” in the lesson “Putting in the effort”
This word is from the topic “Talent and mastery” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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