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跟進

简跟进 · 繁跟進

Mandarin · pinyin gēn jìn

to follow
to follow up

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跟: gēn · heel; to follow, accompany; with
進: jìn · advance, make progress, enter
进: jìn · advance, make progress, enter

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1–4 · gen1 jin4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gan1 zeon3

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

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verb

to follow
to follow up; to chase up
to follow suit
to go forward one by one

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