# 進步
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): jìnbù
       (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җинбу (žinbu, III-III)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zeon$^3$ bou$^6$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): din$^1$ bu$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chin-phu
    (Hailu, HRS): zin$^ˇ$ pu$^˖$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): jin$^4$ pu$^4$
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zing$^4$ bou$^5$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chìn-pō͘
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^5$cin-bu$_6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jìnbù
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jìnbù
*** Wade–Giles: chin$^4$-pu$^4$
*** Yale: jìn-bù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinnbuh
*** Palladius: цзиньбу (czinʹbu)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕin⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җинбу (žinbu, III-III)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiŋ⁴⁴ pou⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zeon$^3$ bou$^6$
*** Yale: jeun bouh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzoen$^3$ bou$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zên$^3$ bou$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɵn³³ pou̯²²/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: din$^1$ bu$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /tin³³ pu³²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chin-phu
*** Hakka Romanization System: jin pu
*** Hagfa Pinyim: jin$^4$ pu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sin⁵⁵ pʰu⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: zin$^ˇ$ pu$^˖$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sin¹¹ pʰu³³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: jin$^4$ pu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sin⁵³⁻⁵⁵ pʰu⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: zing$^4$ bou$^5$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ci̍ng-bō
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siŋ⁴² pɔu²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chìn-pō͘
*** Tâi-lô: tsìn-pōo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: cienpo
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sin²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sin⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ pɔ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sin²¹⁻⁵³ pɔ²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sin¹¹⁻⁵³ pɔ³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sin²¹⁻⁴¹ pɔ³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai, Jiaxing)
*** Wugniu: $^5$cin-bu$_6$
*** MiniDict: cin$^去$ bu$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$jin-bu$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕin³³ bu⁴⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /t͡ɕin⁴⁴ bu²¹/

### Verb

進步
* to progress; to improve
    大有進步／大有进步 ― dàyǒu jìnbù ― to have made great progress
    技術進步／技术进步 ― jìshù jìnbù ― technological progress
    追求進步／追求进步 ― zhuīqiú jìnbù ― to pursue progress
    取得進步／取得进步 ― qǔdé jìnbù ― to make progress
       Shūjí shì rénlèi jìnbù de jiētī. [Pinyin]
       The book is the ladder of human progress.
       Kēxué jìshù shíkè dōu zài jìnbù. [Pinyin]
       Science and technology is constantly improving.
       Méi xiǎngdào duǎnduǎn yīge yuè, tā de chúyì jìngrán yǐ jìnbù dào zhège jìngjiè! [Pinyin]
       Who would have thought that in a short little month, his cooking would have improved to this extent!
* (Mainland China, politics, euphemistic) to get promoted
    我太想進步了／我太想进步了 ― wǒ tài xiǎng jìnbù le ― I really desire a promotion
    仕途進步／仕途进步 ― shìtú jìnbù ― to get promotion in official career

#### Synonyms

* 健全 (jiànquán)
* 出息 (colloquial)
* 前進 / 前进 (qiánjìn)
* 完善 (wánshàn)
* 提升 (tíshēng)
* 提懸 / 提悬 (Min Nan)
* 提高 (tígāo)
* 改善 (gǎishàn)
* 改良 (gǎiliáng)
* 改進 / 改进 (gǎijìn)
* 躍進 / 跃进 (yuèjìn)
* 進展 / 进展 (jìnzhǎn)

#### Antonyms

* 退步 (tuìbù)

### Adjective

進步
* progressive (in a political sense)

#### Synonyms

* 通達 / 通达 (tōngdá)
* 開明 / 开明 (kāimíng)
* 開通 / 开通 (kāitong)

#### Antonyms

* 保守 (bǎoshǒu)
* 守舊 / 守旧 (shǒujiù)
* 落後 / 落后 (luòhòu)
* 閉塞 / 闭塞 (bìsè)
* 頑固 / 顽固 (wángù)

### Derived terms

* 民主進步黨 / 民主进步党 (Mínzhǔ Jìnbù Dǎng)
* 虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落後 / 虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后 (xūxīn shǐrén jìnbù, jiāo'ào shǐrén luòhòu)
* 進步性 / 进步性 (jìnbùxìng)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 進 | 步 |
| しん Grade: 3 | ぽ Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 進步 – see the following entry. :
| 【進歩しんぽ】 | [noun] progress; improvements in social welfare. [noun] personal progress, usually in the development of a skill. [verb] To improve (in reference to a society's technological capability or general quality of life). [verb] To advance in proficiency; to make progress in the development of a skill. |
(This term, 進步, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 進 | 步 |

### Noun

進步 • (jinbo) (hangeul 진보)
* hanja form of 진보 (“progress”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 進 | 步 |

### Verb

進步
* chữ Hán form of tiến bộ (“to progress”).