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to go forward / to advance / to go in / to enter / to put in / to submit / to take in / to admit / (math.) base of a number system / classifier for sections in a building or residential compound
HSK 1
to go in
HSK 1
to come in
HSK 1
"please come in"
HSK 1
(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway / (of people) to carry out; to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc) / (of an army etc) to be on the march; to advance
HSK 2
to enter / to join / to go into
HSK 2
to enter; to step into
HSK 2
to go forward / to forge ahead / to advance / onward
HSK 3
to make headway; to make progress
HSK 3
to go a step further / (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further
HSK 3
sophisticated; advanced (technology etc) / meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
HSK 3
to impel / to carry forward / to push on / to advance / to drive forward
HSK 3
to improve; to make better / improvement / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
progress; improvement / to improve; to progress / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
to import / imported / entrance / inlet (for the intake of air, water etc)
HSK 4
to recommend / to introduce (from outside)
HSK 4
to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost
HSK 4
evolution / CL: 個|个
HSK 5
to promote / to enhance / to further / to advance (a cause etc)
HSK 6
to attack / to assault / to go on the offensive / attack / assault / offense (sports)
HSK 6
to undertake advanced studies / to take a refresher course
HSK 7-9
rate of progress
HSK 7-9
to enter or exit / to go through
HSK 7-9
and then (what follows next)
HSK 7-9
importation and exportation; import-export / access point; opening that serves as an entrance or exit
HSK 7-9
to step in / to stride forward / to forge ahead
HSK 7-9
course of events; process
HSK 7-9
in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally
HSK 7-9
abreast of modern developments / to keep up with the times / progressive / timely
HSK 7-9
to enter the venue / to enter the arena / (aviation) to approach the airfield / (investing) to get into the market
HSK 7-9
The Export-Import Bank of China (state-owned bank)
(golf) hole in one
to advance / to rush forward
(of a train, bus etc) to pull into a station; to arrive at a stop / (of a person) to enter a station / to visit a website / to formally begin a temporary postdoctoral research position (China has postdoctoral research "stations" 博士後流動站|博士后流动站 where postdocs conduct research for a limited period.)
to burn incense at a temple
Hu Xijin (1960-), editor-in-chief of the "Global Times" 環球時報|环球时报 2005-2021
to invade
water intake / inlet sluice
successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination / palace graduate
not improving; backward; below par
to advance / forward motion
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
progressivism
to be together constantly (idiom)
to crawl forward
to enter a door / to go in / to learn the basics of a subject / to join one's husband's household upon marriage
to insert / to stick in / to plug in (an electronic device)
to march / to advance
Jinxian county in Nanchang 南昌, Jiangxi
binary (math.)
to enter and garrison / (fig.) to establish a presence in
to follow / to follow up
DPP (Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan) / abbr. for 民主進步黨|民主进步党
to attack
inbound customs (international trade)
advanced weapon
to forge ahead vigorously / to dedicate oneself to progress
to purchase / to buy in (goods)
to put into
importer / import business
to show initiative / to be a go-getter / to push forward with one's agenda
decimal / calculations to base 10
to advance singing loudly (idiom); triumphant progress
to get oneself promoted to a higher rank
to drag in
hyperfunction (medical)
to go to town / to enter a big city (to live or work)
to eat one's meal
to go forward together (idiom); to undertake simultaneous tasks / going hand in hand
Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, and millions of deaths from famine caused by misguided policies
(of a group of people or a convoy of vehicles) to set off
radical / extreme / extremist
stepper motor
to advance bravely / to endeavor
progress step by step / gradual progress / to move forward (slowly)
income; receipts; earnings; revenue
to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc) / to get flooded / inflow of water
march (musical)
to make progress / to do better / fig. ambitious to improve oneself / to move forwards
theory of evolution / (esp.) Darwinism
ushering in wealth and prosperity (idiom and traditional greeting, esp. at New Year); We wish you wealth and success!
China Association for Promoting Democracy (abbr. for 中國民主促進會|中国民主促进会)
less advanced / underdeveloped / lagging behind / the younger generation / the less experienced ones
to get into / to dig into (studies, job etc) / to squeeze into
progress / to advance
propellant / rocket fuel
to advance by leaps and bounds
evolution / gradual forward progress
to burst in
like rowing a boat upstream, if you stop moving forward you fall back (idiom)
to enter the capital / to go to Beijing
propeller / propulsion unit / thruster
to infiltrate / to sneak into
to have a meal
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
decimal
to execute a lightning raid / (investment) to buy, then quickly sell / (tourism) to visit a destination for only a short stay
to advance prematurely
to advance on sth; to press closely (on some goal)
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation

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