An additional step with "jin yi bu"

进一步 (jìnyībù), is an adverb meaning "further" or to "go a step forward." Usually it is used in formally written Chinese, though it can be spoken as well.

Structure

It is simply placed before the verb of the sentence.

Subj. + 进一步 + Verb

Examples

• 我们 准备 进一步 扩大 中国 市场。We are preparing to take the next step in expanding the Chinese market.
• 这 件 事情 需要 进一步 调查。This incident requires further investigation.
• 这 次 开会 的 内容 是 进一步 研究 这 个 项目。The content of this meeting is to further research this project.
• 如果 你 要 在 中国 工作 你 最好 进一步 学 汉语。If you are going to work in China, you had better further study Chinese.
• 我们 在 一起 旅游 后 我们 的 友谊 有 了 进一步 的 发展。After traveling together, our friendship developed further.

又, 再, 才能, 并 with 进一步

又, 再, 才能, and 并 also can also be added in front of 进一步.

Examples

• 这 项 设计 完成 以后 ，他们 又 进一步 致力于 另 一 项 工程 的 设计 。After this design was completed, they worked further on a different engineering design.
• 我们 先 在 一 所 学校 进行 教学 改革 的 试点 ， 并 进一步 推广 到 全市 的 中学 。We first tested our education reform in one school, and then we further extended it to the rest of the city's middle schools.
• 先 学好 第一 外语 ，再 进一步 学好 第二 外语 。First learn your first foreign language well, then you can take the next step and start a second foreign language.
• 弄懂 这个 问题 之后 ，才 能 进一步 研究 其他 问题 。Only after you've figured out this problem can you go a bit further and research the other problems.

See also

• "In addition" with "zaishuo"

Sources and further reading

Books

• 现代汉语八百词 (pp. 309) 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 →buy

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