shang4
jin4
  1. to make progress
  2. to do better
  3. fig. ambitious to improve oneself
  4. to move forwards

Characters

  • 上 (上): used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
  • 进 (進): 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

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Examples

他雖然很有才能,但卻不肯努力上進。

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