cùn
jìn

literary
idiom

Meaning of 寸进

寸进 means small progress; tiny improvement; modest advancement. Pronounced cùn jìn.

  • small progress; tiny improvement; modest advancement

Definitions & Examples

Zài
shū
liàn
shàng
 
qiān
zhǐ
shì
lüè
yǒu
cùn
jìn
 

In his calligraphy practice, he modestly said he has only made slight progress.

Xué
wài
yào
yuè
lěi
 
yīn
cùn
jìn
ér
mǎn
 

Learning a foreign language requires daily accumulation; one should not be complacent over small improvements.

Zhè
zuò
pǐn
qián
zuò
 
zài
xiǎng
shàng
yǒu
cùn
jìn
 

Compared to the previous work, this piece has made a small advance in its ideas.

bèi
dāng
 
xué
yǒu
cùn
jìn
 

We should work hard, hoping to make modest progress in our studies.