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进步 — meaning in English

jìn bù

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English meaning

  • evolve verb Of living things or species, to develop and change gradually over many generations.
  • mount noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
  • progress noun Forward movement or development toward a goal.

Senses

进步 is used for these senses in English:

  • accounts receivable (accounting) The total monetary amount owed to a financial entity due to debts arising from sales on credit or on account.
  • evolve To move (something) in regular procession through a system.
  • make headway (idiomatic) To progress; to move forward.
  • mount (intransitive, sometimes, with up) To increase in quantity or intensity.
  • progress (intransitive) To move, go, or proceed forward; to advance.

evolve — full definition

  1. verb Of living things or species, to develop and change gradually over many generations.
  2. verb To develop gradually into a different or more advanced form.
  3. verb (chemistry) To give off a gas during a chemical reaction.

mount — full definition

  1. noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
  2. noun An animal, especially a horse, that a person rides.
  3. noun A backing, frame, or fixture that something is attached to or displayed on.
  4. verb To climb onto or get up on something, especially a horse or bicycle.
  5. verb To attach or fix something onto a support, backing, or wall.

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