tiny progress; small improvement
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
small progress; tiny improvement; modest advancement
literaryUsed in formal or literary contexts, often to modestly describe one's own or others' progress, implying that it is small but hard-won.
Zài在
shū书
fǎ法
liàn练
xí习
shàng上
，
tā他
zì自
qiān谦
zhǐ只
shì是
lüè略
yǒu有
cùn寸
jìn进
。
In his calligraphy practice, he modestly said he has only made slight progress.
Xué学
xí习
wài外
yǔ语
xū需
yào要
rì日
jī积
yuè月
lěi累
，
bù不
kě可
yīn因
cùn寸
jìn进
ér而
zì自
mǎn满
。
Learning a foreign language requires daily accumulation; one should not be complacent over small improvements.
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Zhè这
bù部
zuò作
pǐn品
bǐ比
qǐ起
qián前
zuò作
，
zài在
sī思
xiǎng想
shàng上
yǐ已
yǒu有
cùn寸
jìn进
。
Compared to the previous work, this piece has made a small advance in its ideas.
Wú吾
bèi辈
dāng当
nǔ努
lì力
，
qī期
jì冀
xué学
yǒu有
cùn寸
jìn进
。
We should work hard, hoping to make modest progress in our studies.