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突飞猛进

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1. Basic Information

  • Pinyin: tū fēi měng jìn
  • English Translation: Advancing by leaps and bounds (rapid progress)
  • Idiom Composition: Suddenly or breaking through (indicating speed and impact)To fly (suggesting high velocity)Fiercely or vigorously (emphasizing the power behind the movement)To advance or move forward
  • Meaning: To make remarkably rapid progress or development; to advance with great speed and vigor.

2. Detailed Meaning and Nuances

突飞猛进 contains the following nuances:

  • Explosive Speed: As indicated by the characters 突 (tū) and 猛 (měng), this idiom refers to changes that far exceed a normal pace, occurring with explosive speed and impact.
  • Broad Application: It can be applied to a wide range of abstract improvements, including national economies, scientific technology, and individual skills or academic performance.

3. Usage

突飞猛进 is mainly used in the following contexts:

  • Improvement of skills or grades: Commonly used to praise a learner whose grades or technical skills have improved dramatically in a short period.
    • Example:经过一个暑假的特训,他的英语水平突飞猛进
      After a summer of intensive training, his English proficiency advanced by leaps and bounds.)
  • Social or technological development: A frequent expression in news and reports to describe the rapid evolution of science, technology, economy, or infrastructure.
    • Example:近年来,人工智能技术突飞猛进,改变了我们的生活方式。
      In recent years, AI technology has made rapid strides, changing our way of life.)
  • Business or organizational growth: Describes a company's performance or a project's progress that is moving forward much faster and more smoothly than expected.
    • Example:这家初创公司的业务突飞猛进,很快就占据了市场份额。
      This startup's business grew at a breakneck pace, quickly capturing market share.)

Additional Examples:

  1. 只要你坚持努力,你的成绩一定会突飞猛进
    As long as you keep working hard, your grades will surely improve dramatically.
  2. 改革开放以来,中国的经济建设突飞猛进
    Since the Reform and Opening-up (改革开放), China's economic construction has progressed by leaps and bounds.
  3. 看到孩子们突飞猛进的成长,老师感到非常欣慰。
    The teacher felt very gratified to see the children's remarkable growth.
  4. 医学技术的突飞猛进让许多疑难杂症有了治愈的希望。
    The rapid advancement of medical technology has brought hope for curing many rare diseases.
  5. 如果不持续学习,在这个突飞猛进的时代很容易被淘汰。
    If you don't keep learning, you will easily be left behind in this fast-evolving era.

4. Cultural Background and Notes

  • Usage Scope: This is a highly versatile idiom used in everything from daily conversation to news reports and official documents. It is almost exclusively used in positive contexts.
  • Grammatical Function: It primarily functions as a predicate (verb phrase), but is also frequently used as an adjective to modify nouns, such as in 突飞猛进的发展 (tū fēi měng jìn de fā zhǎn), meaning 'leap-forward development'.
  • Historical Context: In modern times, it has been a popular slogan-like expression used to celebrate national construction and breakthroughs in science and technology.

5. Similar and Opposite Idioms

6. Summary

The idiom 突飞猛进 (tū fēi měng jìn) describes a situation where progress—whether in academic grades, technology, or the economy—is not just fast, but explosive and powerful. It combines the imagery of a sudden breakthrough and flying forward with fierce momentum. It is a highly positive expression used to praise significant improvement or development.

Idiom Essay

tū fēi měng jìn
突飞猛进
Rapid Progress
wǒ men我们tōng cháng通常jué de觉得jìn bù进步shìyī jiàn一件hěnmàndeshì qíng事情

We usually feel that progress is a very slow process.

jiùxiàngpá shān爬山yī yàng一样xū yào需要yī bù yī gè jiǎo yìn一步一个脚印màn màn慢慢wǎngshàngzǒu

It is like climbing a mountain, requiring one step at a time, slowly moving upward.

dàn shì但是shēng huó生活ǒu ěr偶尔huìyǒuyī xiē一些tè shū特殊deshí kè时刻

However, there are occasionally special moments in life.

zàiduànshí jiān时间biàn huà变化fā shēng发生tàikuàilekuàidàoràngjué de觉得bù kě sī yì不可思议

During those times, change happens so fast that it feels incredible.

jiùxiàngyī liàng一辆chētū rán突然chōngshànglegāo sù gōng lù高速公路huò zhě或者shìjī xù积蓄lehěnjiǔdelì liàng力量yī xià zi一下子quán bù全部bào fā爆发chū lái出来

It is like a car suddenly speeding onto a highway, or a long-accumulated force suddenly exploding all at once.

zhōng wén中文yǒuyí gè一个chōng mǎn充满lì liàng力量dechéng yǔ成语zhuān mén专门yòng lái用来xíng róng形容zhè zhǒng这种zhuàng tài状态jiàotū fēi měng jìn突飞猛进

In Chinese, there is a powerful idiom specifically used to describe this state, called 突飞猛进.

zhè ge这个dehuà miàn画面gǎnfēi cháng非常qiáng

This word has a very strong sense of imagery.

shìtū rán突然fēishìfēi xiáng飞翔měngshìměng liè猛烈chōng mǎn充满lì liàng力量

突 means sudden; 飞 means flying; 猛 means fierce and full of power.

liánzàiyì qǐ一起miáo shù描述debú shì不是nà zhǒng那种wēn tūn温吞demàn màn慢慢degǎi biàn改变ér shì而是yī zhǒng一种bào fā shì爆发式deshèn zhì甚至dài yǒu带有chōng jī lì冲击力dexiàng qián向前chōng cì冲刺

Put together, it does not describe a lukewarm, slow change, but an explosive, even impactful forward sprint.

wǒ men我们zàishén me shí hòu什么时候huìyòngdàotū fēi měng jìn突飞猛进ne

When do we use 突飞猛进?

zuìcháng jiàn常见deshìxíng róng形容wǒ men我们shēn chù身处dezhè ge这个shì jiè世界

The most common use is to describe the world we live in.

bǐ rú比如kě yǐ可以huí xiǎng回想yī xià一下zhèshí nián十年dekē jì科技

For example, think back on the technology of the past decade.

cóngyǐ qián以前jiǎn dān简单deshǒu jī手机dàoxiàn zài现在dezhì néng智能shēng huó生活zhè zhǒng这种biàn huà变化bú shì不是màn màn慢慢láideér shì而是xiànglàng cháo浪潮yī yàng一样yǒngguò lái过来de

From simple mobile phones to today's smart living, this change did not come slowly, but surged like a tide.

zhèjiù shì就是kē jì科技detū fēi měng jìn突飞猛进

This is the 突飞猛进 of technology.

dāng rán当然wǒ men我们cháng cháng常常yòngláixíng róng形容xué xí学习huò zhě或者jì néng技能

Of course, we also often use it to describe learning or skills.

yě xǔ也许zàixuézhōng wén中文deshí hòu时候yǒuguòzhè yàng这样detǐ huì体会yǒuhěnzhǎngyī duàn一段shí jiān时间jué de觉得zěn me怎么xuédōuméi yǒu没有jìn bù进步fēi cháng非常jǔ sàng沮丧

Perhaps when learning Chinese, you have had this experience: for a long time, you felt you weren't making any progress and felt very frustrated.

kě shì可是tū rán突然dàolemǒuyī tiān一天hǎo xiàng好像kāi qiào开窍letīng lì听力biànhǎoleshuō huà说话liú lì流利le

But then one day, you suddenly seem to have an epiphany; your listening improves, and your speaking becomes fluent.

nà zhǒng那种kuà yuè shì跨越式dejìn bù进步jiù shì就是tū fēi měng jìn突飞猛进

That kind of leap-forward progress is 突飞猛进.

bù guò不过zhè ge这个chéng yǔ成语zuìmí rén迷人dedì fāng地方qí shí其实zài yú在于bèi hòu背后deluó jí逻辑

However, the most charming part of this idiom actually lies in the logic behind it.

suī rán虽然tū fēi měng jìn突飞猛进xíng róng形容deshìyī zhǒng一种kuàidànwǎng wǎng往往shìmàndejié guǒ结果

Although 突飞猛进 describes a kind of speed, it is often the result of being slow.

méi yǒu没有zhī qián之前cháng jiǔ长久dejī lěi积累jiùkě néng可能yǒuhòu lái后来debào fā爆发

Without long-term accumulation beforehand, the later explosion would be impossible.

niǎo ér鸟儿yàofēiqǐ lái起来bì xū必须xiānyòng lì用力pāi dǎ拍打chì bǎng翅膀

For a bird to fly, it must first flap its wings with force.

suǒ yǐ所以dāngtīng dào听到yǒu rén有人zàitū fēi měng jìn突飞猛进shíbú yào不要zhǐkàn dào看到desù dù速度

So, when you hear that someone is 突飞猛进, do not just look at their speed.

qí shí其实shìzàigào sù告诉zàikànbú dào不到dedì fāng地方yǐ jīng已经mò mò默默zhǔn bèi准备lehěnjiǔ

It is actually telling you that they have been silently preparing for a long time in places you cannot see.

rú guǒ如果xiàn zài现在jué de觉得zì jǐ自己zǒuhěnmànbiézháo jí着急

If you feel you are moving slowly right now, do not worry.

yě xǔ也许zhèng zài正在wèixià yī cì下一次detū fēi měng jìn突飞猛进jī xù积蓄lì liàng力量

Perhaps you are accumulating strength for the next 突飞猛进.

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