先進

See also: 先进

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	advance; enter; to come in
trad. (先進)		先	進
simp. (先进)		先	进

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiānjìn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sin¹ zeon³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhen¹ din¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siên-chin
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): sian-chìn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): sing¹ zing³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiānjìn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sianjìn
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹-chin⁴
    • Yale: syān-jìn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianjinn
    • Palladius: сяньцзинь (sjanʹczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin¹ zeon³
    • Yale: sīn jeun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ dzoen³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ zên³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ t͡sɵn³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lhen¹ din¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬen³³ tin³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siên-chin
    • Hakka Romanization System: xien^ˊ jin
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xian¹ jin⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /si̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sin⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sian-chìn
    • Tâi-lô: sian-tsìn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siencixn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɛn³³ t͡sin⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: sing¹ zing³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sing tsìng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siŋ³³⁻²³ t͡siŋ²¹³/

Adjective

先進

1. advanced

   從國外引進先進技術 [MSC, trad.]
   从国外引进先进技术 [MSC, simp.]

   cóng guówài yǐnjìn xiānjìn jìshù [Pinyin]

   to introduce advanced technology from abroad

Noun

先進

1. older generation

Synonyms

• 先輩／先辈 (xiānbèi)
• 前輩／前辈 (qiánbèi)

Verb

先進

1. to advance; to excel

Derived terms

• 先進性 / 先进性 (xiānjìnxìng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (先進):

• → Vietnamese: tiên tiến (先進)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
先	進
せん Grade: 1	しん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

先(せん)進(しん) • (senshin) 

1. being advanced

Antonyms

• 後進(こうしん) (kōshin)