先进 xiānjìn▶ avanzado

Stroke order

先进 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

• 先 — 6 strokes
• 进 — 7 strokes

Senses

1. sophisticated; advanced (technology etc)
2. meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)

Related words

• 上进Deseo de avanzar
• 优先primero
• 先前previamente
• 原先Original
• 祖先Ancestros
• 进化evolución

先进 is pronounced xiānjìn and means “avanzado”. It belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary, one of the six bands of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, China’s official Chinese proficiency exam. Recognising 先进 on a page and producing it in conversation are different skills, and only the second holds up when someone is waiting for an answer — so LexiTrail brings it back just as your memory of it starts to fade, not on a fixed weekly rota.