漸進

See also: 渐进

Chinese

		gradual; gradually; imbue	advance; enter; to come in
trad. (漸進)		漸	進
simp. (渐进)		渐	进

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiànjìn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zim⁶ zeon³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiǎm-chìn / chiām-chìn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiànjìn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiànjìn
  - Wade–Giles: chien⁴-chin⁴
  - Yale: jyàn-jìn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannjinn
  - Palladius: цзяньцзинь (czjanʹczinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕin⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    漸近 / 渐近
    漸進 / 渐进
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zim⁶ zeon³
  - Yale: jihm jeun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzim⁶ dzoen³
  - Guangdong Romanization: jim⁶ zên³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːm²² t͡sɵn³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiǎm-chìn
  - Tâi-lô: tsiǎm-tsìn
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siam²² t͡sin⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiām-chìn
  - Tâi-lô: tsiām-tsìn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciaxmcixn
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siam³³⁻²¹ t͡sin²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siam²²⁻²¹ t͡sin²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /t͡siam³³⁻¹¹ t͡sin¹¹/

Verb

漸進

to make gradual progress; to advance gradually

Synonyms

(literary) 侵尋／侵寻 (qīnxún)

Derived terms

循序漸進 / 循序渐进 (xúnxùjiànjìn)

See also

急進／急进 (jíjìn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
漸	進
ぜん Grade: S	しん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

漸(ぜん)進(しん) • (zenshin)

gradual progress

Antonyms

急進(きゅうしん) (kyūshin)

Verb

漸(ぜん)進(しん)する • (zenshin suru) intransitive suru (stem 漸(ぜん)進(しん)し (zenshin shi), past 漸(ぜん)進(しん)した (zenshin shita))

advance gradually

Conjugation

Conjugation of "漸進する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	漸進し	ぜんしんし	zenshin shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	漸進し	ぜんしんし	zenshin shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	漸進する	ぜんしんする	zenshin suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	漸進する	ぜんしんする	zenshin suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	漸進すれ	ぜんしんすれ	zenshin sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	漸進せよ¹ 漸進しろ²	ぜんしんせよ¹ ぜんしんしろ²	zenshin seyo¹ zenshin shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	漸進される	ぜんしんされる	zenshin sareru
Causative	漸進させる漸進さす	ぜんしんさせるぜんしんさす	zenshin saseru zenshin sasu
Potential	漸進できる	ぜんしんできる	zenshin dekiru
Volitional	漸進しよう	ぜんしんしよう	zenshin shiyō
Negative	漸進しない	ぜんしんしない	zenshin shinai
Negative continuative	漸進せず	ぜんしんせず	zenshin sezu
Formal	漸進します	ぜんしんします	zenshin shimasu
Perfective	漸進した	ぜんしんした	zenshin shita
Conjunctive	漸進して	ぜんしんして	zenshin shite
Hypothetical conditional	漸進すれば	ぜんしんすれば	zenshin sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“漸進”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026