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進取

简 进取 · 繁 進取
Mandarin · pinyin jìn qǔ

Meanings

  1. to show initiative
  2. to be a go-getter
  3. to push forward with one's agenda
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進
jìn · advance, make progress, enter
取
qǔ · take, receive, obtain; select
进
jìn · advance, make progress, enter
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4–3 · jin4 qu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zeon3 ceoi2

Cantonese word readings for 進取. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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verb

  1. to be eager to improve oneself; to be brave enough to try new methods

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