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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: 「突」(Suddenly or breaking through (indicating speed and impact))+「飞」(To fly (suggesting high velocity))+「猛」(Fiercely or vigorously (emphasizing the power behind the movement))+「进」(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.

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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shì是yī jiàn一件hěn很màn慢de的shì qíng事情。

We usually feel that progress is a very slow process.

jiù就xiàng像pá 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dì地wǎng往shàng上zǒu走。

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

dàn shì但是,shēng huó生活lǐ里ǒu ěr偶尔huì会yǒu有yī xiē一些tè shū特殊de的shí kè时刻。

However, there are occasionally special moments in life.

zài在nà那duàn段shí jiān时间lǐ里,biàn huà变化fā shēng发生dé得tài太kuài快le了,kuài快dào到ràng让nǐ你jué de觉得bù kě sī yì不可思议。

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

jiù就xiàng像yī liàng一辆chē车tū rán突然chōng冲shàng上le了gāo sù gōng lù高速公路,huò zhě或者shì是jī xù积蓄le了hěn很jiǔ久de的lì 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lǐ里,yǒu有yí gè一个chōng mǎn充满lì liàng力量de的chéng yǔ成语,zhuān mén专门yòng lái用来xíng róng形容zhè zhǒng这种zhuàng tài状态,jiào叫“tū 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cí词de的huà miàn画面gǎn感fēi cháng非常qiáng强。

This word has a very strong sense of imagery.

“tū突”,shì是tū rán突然;“fēi飞”,shì是fēi xiáng飞翔;“měng猛”,shì是měng liè猛烈、chōng mǎn充满lì liàng力量。

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

lián连zài在yì qǐ一起,tā它miáo shù描述de的bú shì不是nà zhǒng那种wēn tūn温吞de的、màn màn慢慢de的gǎi biàn改变,ér shì而是yī zhǒng一种bào fā shì爆发式de的、shèn zhì甚至dài yǒu带有chōng jī lì冲击力de的xiàng 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zài在shén me shí hòu什么时候huì会yòng用dào到“tū fēi měng jìn突飞猛进”ne呢?

When do we use 突飞猛进?

zuì最cháng jiàn常见de的,shì是xíng róng形容wǒ men我们shēn chù身处de的zhè ge这个shì jiè世界。

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

bǐ rú比如,nǐ你kě yǐ可以huí xiǎng回想yī xià一下zhè这shí nián十年de的kē jì科技。

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

cóng从yǐ qián以前jiǎn dān简单de的shǒu jī手机,dào到xiàn zài现在de的zhì néng智能shēng huó生活,zhè zhǒng这种biàn huà变化bú shì不是màn màn慢慢lái来de的,ér shì而是xiàng像làng cháo浪潮yī yàng一样yǒng涌guò lái过来de的。

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

zhè这jiù shì就是kē jì科技de的“tū fēi měng jìn突飞猛进”。

This is the 突飞猛进 of technology.

dāng rán当然,wǒ men我们yě也cháng cháng常常yòng用tā它lái来xíng 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nǐ你zài在xué学zhōng wén中文de的shí hòu时候,yǒu有guò过zhè yàng这样de的tǐ huì体会:yǒu有hěn很zhǎng长yī duàn一段shí jiān时间,nǐ你jué de觉得zěn me怎么xué学dōu都méi 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dào到le了mǒu某yī tiān一天,nǐ你hǎo xiàng好像“kāi qiào开窍”le了,tīng lì听力biàn变hǎo好le了,shuō huà说话yě也liú lì流利le了。

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de的jìn 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zuì最mí rén迷人de的dì fāng地方,qí shí其实zài yú在于tā它bèi hòu背后de的luó 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de的shì是yī zhǒng一种“kuài快”,dàn但tā它wǎng wǎng往往shì是“màn慢”de的jié 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de的jī lěi积累,jiù就bù不kě néng可能yǒu有hòu lái后来de的bào fā爆发。

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

niǎo ér鸟儿yào要fēi飞qǐ lái起来,bì xū必须xiān先yòng 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,dāng当nǐ你tīng dào听到yǒu rén有人zài在“tū fēi měng jìn突飞猛进”shí时,bú yào不要zhǐ只kàn dào看到tā他de的sù dù速度。

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

nà那qí shí其实shì是zài在gào sù告诉nǐ你:tā他zài在nǐ你kàn看bú dào不到de的dì fāng地方,yǐ jīng已经mò mò默默zhǔn bèi准备le了hěn很jiǔ久。

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

rú guǒ如果nǐ你xiàn zài现在jué de觉得zì jǐ自己zǒu走dé得hěn很màn慢,bié别zháo jí着急。

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

yě xǔ也许,nǐ你zhèng zài正在wèi为xià yī cì下一次de的“tū 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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