促进/促進 cùjìn — to promote, to accelerate, to boost

Meanings

1. 1

   to promote, to accelerate, to boost

   To push an existing process further along, faster — growth, understanding, digestion. It always takes an abstract process as its object, never a person; helping a person is 帮助.

   verb

Character breakdown

• 进/進

  jìn (fourth tone, falling)

  to enter, to go in, to come in; to advance, to make progress; to take in, to import

  7 strokes⿺辶井Radical 辵

Example sentences

• 经常运动可以促进身体健康。/經常運動可以促進身體健康。Jīngcháng (first tone, high and level) yùndòng (fourth tone, falling) kěyǐ (third tone, dipping) cùjìn (fourth tone, falling) shēntǐ (first tone, high and level) jiànkāng. (fourth tone, falling)···

  Regular exercise can promote physical health.

• 这次访问促进了两国之间的了解。/這次訪問促進了兩國之間的了解。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) cì (fourth tone, falling) fǎngwèn (third tone, dipping) cùjìnle (fourth tone, falling) liǎng (third tone, dipping) guó (second tone, rising) zhījiān (first tone, high and level) de (neutral tone) liǎojiě. (third tone, dipping)···

  This visit promoted mutual understanding between the two countries.

Common mistakes

• Not quite谢谢你促进我搬家。

  Correct谢谢你帮助我搬家。

  促进 takes an abstract process as its object — growth, understanding, exchange — never a person doing a concrete task. Helping someone move is 帮助.

Words containing 进

• 进/進jìn (fourth tone, falling)to enter, to go in
• 进入/進入jìn (fourth tone, falling) rù (fourth tone, falling)to enter
• 进行/進行jìnxíng (fourth tone, falling)to carry out, to conduct, to be underway
• 进去/進去jìn (fourth tone, falling) qù (fourth tone, falling)to go in
• 进来/進來jìn (fourth tone, falling) lái (second tone, rising)to come in
• 进一步/進一步jìn (fourth tone, falling) yī (first tone, high and level) bù (fourth tone, falling)to go a step further
• 进展/進展jìn (fourth tone, falling) zhǎn (third tone, dipping)to make headway
• 进攻/進攻jìn (fourth tone, falling) gōng (first tone, high and level)to attack
• 进步/進步jìn (fourth tone, falling) bù (fourth tone, falling)progress
• 前进/前進qián (second tone, rising) jìn (fourth tone, falling)to go forward
• 先进/先進xiān (first tone, high and level) jìn (fourth tone, falling)advanced (technology)
• 推进/推進tuī (first tone, high and level) jìn (fourth tone, falling)to impel
• 改进/改進gǎi (third tone, dipping) jìn (fourth tone, falling)to improve
• 进口/進口jìn (fourth tone, falling) kǒu (third tone, dipping)to import
• 进程/進程jìn (fourth tone, falling) chéng (second tone, rising)course of events; process
• 进度/進度jìn (fourth tone, falling) dù (fourth tone, falling)rate of progress
• 进出/進出jìn (fourth tone, falling) chū (first tone, high and level)to enter or exit