| 循序渐进 |
xún xù jiàn jìn |
in sequence, step by step (idiom); to make steady progress incrementally |
| 循 |
xún |
to follow / to adhere to / to abide by |
| 循序 |
xún xù |
in proper sequence |
| 序 |
xù |
(bound form) order; sequence / (bound form) introductory; initial / preface |
| 渐 |
jiān |
to imbue |
| 渐 |
jiàn |
gradual / gradually |
| 渐进 |
jiàn jìn |
progress step by step / gradual progress / to move forward (slowly) |
| 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 |