xian1
jin4
  1. sophisticated; advanced (technology etc)
  2. meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)

Characters

  • 先 (先): beforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now; (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself)
  • 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

美國的太空科技十分先進。

这个国家的军事力量很先进。

所谓的先进国家经常把拉丁美洲人看成石器时代的原始人。

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