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- 上进
上进
shàng jìn
Meaning
- to make progress
Definition
努力向前，追求进步；指人积极进取、不甘落后的态度。
Strive to make progress; to be ambitious and eager to improve oneself.
Usage
常用来形容人的积极进取态度，如‘上进心’，也可作动词使用，表示‘努力追求进步’。通常用在鼓励或评价个人努力的语境中。
Often used to describe a person's proactive and ambitious attitude, such as '上进心' (desire to improve). Can also be used as a verb meaning 'to strive for progress'. Commonly used in contexts of encouragement or evaluation of personal effort.
Examples
- 1 他一直都很上进，从不满足于现状。（He has always been very ambitious and never satisfied with the status quo.）
- 2 年轻人应该有上进心，不断学习新知识。（Young people should have a desire to improve and continuously learn new things.）
- 3 她工作非常上进，很快就被提拔了。（She works very hard to improve herself and was promoted quickly.）
- 4 如果我们不上进，就很容易被社会淘汰。（If we don't strive to improve, we can easily be eliminated by society.）
- 5 老师常常鼓励我们要有上进的精神。（The teacher often encourages us to have a striving spirit.）
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