促进
Traditional: 促進
cù jìn HSK 5

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📚 Example Sentences

运动能促进身体健康。
Yùndòng néng cùjìn shēntǐ jiànkāng.
Exercise can promote physical health.
这个政策促进经济发展。
Zhège zhèngcè cùjìn jīngjì fāzhǎn.
This policy promotes economic development.
学习能促进个人成长。
Xuéxí néng cùjìn gèrén chéngzhǎng.
Learning can boost personal growth.
政府促进经济发展。
Zhèngfǔ cùjìn jīngjì fāzhǎn.
The government promotes economic development.
运动促进健康。
Yùndòng cùjìn jiànkāng.
Exercise promotes health.

💡 Memory Tip

Break the characters down: 促 (cù) can relate to 'urging' or 'hastening,' and 进 (jìn) means 'to advance' or 'enter.' Think of it as 'urge forward' to remember its meaning of promoting progress.

📝 Usage Notes

This word is formal and neutral in tone, commonly used in both written and spoken contexts, such as in academic, business, political, or policy discussions. It is often employed when talking about development, growth, cooperation, or progress in areas like economics, technology, health, or international relations.

📖 Grammar Points

促进 is a transitive verb and is typically followed by a noun or noun phrase as its object (e.g., 促进经济发展). It can be used in various structures, such as in serial verb constructions (e.g., 采取措施促进增长) or with modal verbs (e.g., 能促进, 可以促进).

🏯 Cultural Notes

In modern Chinese political and social discourse, 促进 is a frequently used term in policy goals and slogans, reflecting a focus on collective progress and development, such as in 促进社会公平 (promoting social fairness).

🔄 Similar Words

推动 (tuīdòng) also means 'to promote' or 'to push forward' and is very similar, but can imply a stronger, more direct force. 促进 often emphasizes facilitating or accelerating an existing process, while 推动 might suggest initiating or propelling it. 加快 (jiākuài) means 'to speed up' but focuses more on increasing pace rather than the broader concept of development.

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