循 序 渐 进

xún xù jiàn jìndictionary entry

in sequence, step by step (idiom) / to make steady progress incrementally

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Original source entry:

循序漸進 循序渐进 [xun2 xu4 jian4 jin4] /in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally/

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Other forms in these source records: 循序漸進

循
xún
(bound form) to follow / to act in accordance with
序
xù
(bound form) order / sequence / (bound form) introductory / initial / preface
渐
jiān
to imbue
jiàn
gradual / gradually
进
jìn
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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