快 kuài rapid / quick / speed / rate / soon / almost / to make haste / clever / sharp (of knives or wits) / forthright / plainspoken / gratified / pleased / pleasant syn 进 進 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 syn 进行 進行 jìn xíng (of a process etc) to proceed / to be in progress / to be underway / (of people) to carry out / to conduct (an investigation or discussion etc) / (of an army etc) to be on the march / to advance syn 前进 前進 qián jìn to go forward / to forge ahead / to advance / onward syn 提前 tí qián to shift to an earlier date / to do sth ahead of time / in advance syn 晋级 晉級 jìn jí to advance in rank / promotion / advancement syn 快速 kuài sù fast / high-speed / rapid syn 事先 shì xiān in advance / before the event / beforehand / prior syn 迅速 xùn sù rapid / speedy / fast syn 预定 預定 yù dìng to schedule in advance syn 推进 推進 tuī jìn to impel / to carry forward / to push on / to advance / to drive forward syn 预告 預告 yù gào to forecast / to predict / advance notice syn 预先 預先 yù xiān beforehand / in advance syn 预谋 預謀 yù móu premeditated / to plan sth in advance (esp. a crime) syn 向上 xiàng shàng upward / up / to advance / to try to improve oneself / to make progress syn 行进 行進 xíng jìn to advance / forward motion syn 进军 進軍 jìn jūn to march / to advance syn 上前 shàng qián to advance / to step forward syn 促进 促進 cù jìn to promote (an idea or cause) / to advance / boost syn 急速 jí sù hurried / at a great speed / rapid (development) syn 预付 預付 yù fù to pay in advance / prepaid 事前 shì qián in advance / before the event syn 定金 dìng jīn down payment / advance payment 进退两难 進退兩難 jìn tuì liǎng nán no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation syn 恶性 惡性 è xìng malignant / wicked / vicious (circle) / producing evil / rapid (decline) / runaway (inflation) syn 勇往直前 yǒng wǎng zhí qián to advance bravely syn 升迁 升遷 shēng qiān to advance to a higher-level position / to be promoted to a higher position in a new department syn 先行 xiān xíng to start off before the others / to precede / to proceed in advance syn 急剧 急劇 jí jù rapid / sudden syn 透支 tòu zhī (banking) to overdraw / to take out an overdraft / an overdraft / to overspend (i.e. expenditure in excess of revenue) / (old) to draw one's wage in advance / (fig.) to exhaust (one's enthusiasm, energy etc) / to damage a natural resource through overuse syn 挺进 挺進 tǐng jìn progress / to advance 增进 增進 zēng jìn to promote / to enhance / to further / to advance (a cause etc) syn 神速 shén sù lightning speed / amazingly rapid / incredible pace of development syn 预支 預支 yù zhī to pay in advance / to get payment in advance 进退 進退 jìn tuì to advance or retreat / knowing when to come and when to leave / a sense of propriety 胸有成竹 xiōng yǒu chéng zhú to plan in advance (idiom) / a card up one's sleeve / forewarned is forearmed syn 先头 先頭 xiān tóu (usu. of troops) in advance / in the vanguard / previously / in front / placed ahead of others syn 奋进 奮進 fèn jìn to advance bravely / to endeavor syn 预付款 預付款 yù fù kuǎn advance 瞬息万变 瞬息萬變 shùn xī wàn biàn in an instant a myriad changes (idiom) / rapid substantial change syn 垫脚石 墊腳石 diàn jiǎo shí stepping stone / fig. person used to advance one's career syn 一往无前 一往無前 yī wǎng wú qián to advance courageously (idiom) / to press forward syn 突飞猛进 突飛猛進 tū fēi měng jìn to advance by leaps and bounds syn 腾飞 騰飛 téng fēi lit. to fly upwards swiftly / fig. rapid advance / rapidly developing (situation) syn 猛增 měng zēng sharp increase / rapid growth syn 进退维谷 進退維谷 jìn tuì wéi gǔ no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation syn 日新月异 日新月異 rì xīn yuè yì daily renewal, monthly change (idiom) / every day sees new developments / rapid progress 勃发 勃發 bó fā to sprout up / to flourish / (of war etc) to break out / rapid growth 先遣队 先遣隊 xiān qiǎn duì (military) advance party syn 湍急 tuān jí rapid (flow of water) syn 给定 給定 gěi dìng to state in advance / preset / given syn 跃进 躍進 yuè jìn to leap forward / to make rapid progress / a leap forward syn 冒进 冒進 mào jìn to advance prematurely 遏止 è zhǐ to hold back / to check (i.e. to stop sb's advance) / to resist / esp. with negative, irresistible, unstoppable etc syn 前赴后继 前赴後繼 qián fù hòu jì to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom) syn 预售 預售 yù shòu to sell in advance 并进 並進 bìng jìn to advance together syn 先期 xiān qī the time before a certain date / in advance / beforehand / premature / initial period syn 迅疾 xùn jí rapid / swift syn 预购 預購 yù gòu advance purchase syn 连珠 連珠 lián zhū joined as a string of pearls / in rapid succession / alignment / Renju, a Japanese game, also called Gomoku or five-in-a-row syn 步步为营 步步為營 bù bù wéi yíng to advance gradually and entrench oneself at every step / to consolidate at every step syn 高歌猛进 高歌猛進 gāo gē měng jìn to advance singing loudly (idiom) / triumphant progress syn 连珠炮 連珠砲 lián zhū pào barrage of gunfire (often used as a metaphor for rapid speech) 速射 sù shè rapid-fire 雨后春笋 雨後春筍 yǔ hòu chūn sǔn lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom) / fig. rapid new growth / many new things emerge in rapid succession syn 快速发展 快速發展 kuài sù fā zhǎn rapid growth / rapid expansion 大力发展 大力發展 dà lì fā zhǎn vigorous expansion / rapid development 期房 qī fáng forward delivery apartment / unfinished housing to be paid for in advance by the buyer and then completed within certain time frame 早知 zǎo zhī to know in advance 连发 連發 lián fā to fire (a weapon) in rapid succession syn 轨道交通 軌道交通 guǐ dào jiāo tōng metro / rapid transit / subway 未然 wèi rán in advance / before it happens (cf preventative measures) / forestalling 潜行 潛行 qián xíng to slink / to move stealthily / to advance through the water 进逼 進逼 jìn bī to advance on sth / to press closely (on some goal) syn 薄利多销 薄利多銷 bó lì duō xiāo small profit but rapid turnover 城铁 城鐵 chéng tiě rapid transit system / urban railway 直捣 直搗 zhí dǎo to advance directly toward (an enemy stronghold etc) / (fig.) to directly target (the main objective) 一日千里 yī rì qiān lǐ lit. one day, a thousand miles (idiom) / rapid progress syn 急骤 急驟 jí zhòu rapid syn 急遽 jí jù rapid / sudden syn 多退少补 多退少補 duō tuì shǎo bǔ (after a sum has been paid in advance) to refund (in case of overpayment) or be reimbursed (in case of underpayment) 猛进 猛進 měng jìn to advance boldly / to push ahead vigorously syn 急 jí urgent / pressing / rapid / hurried / worried / to make (sb) anxious syn 速 sù fast / rapid / quick / velocity syn 垫 墊 diàn pad / cushion / mat / to pad out / to fill a gap / to pay for sb / to advance (money) syn 预 預 yù to advance / in advance / beforehand / to prepare syn 三思而后行 三思而後行 sān sī ér hòu xíng think again and again before acting (idiom) / consider carefully in advance 迅 xùn rapid / fast syn 晋 晉 jìn to move forward / to promote / to advance 促 cù (bound form) of short duration / hasty / rapid / (bound form) to hasten / to hurry / to urge / (literary) close by / pressed against syn 陟 zhì to advance / to ascend / to promote syn 垫款 墊款 diàn kuǎn advance (of funds) syn 打前站 dǎ qián zhàn to set out in advance to make arrangements (board, lodging etc) / (military) to dispatch an advance party syn 寅吃卯粮 寅吃卯糧 yín chī mǎo liáng lit. eating away next year's food in advance / fig. to dip into the next month's check / live now, pay later syn 垫支 墊支 diàn zhī to advance funds 捷运 捷運 jié yùn (Tw) mass rapid transit (MRT) / subway 借支 jiè zhī to get an advance on one's pay syn 性挑逗 sexual advance 