飞跃

• Pinyin: fēi yuè
• Hanzi breakdown: 飞 = 飞 (flying — swiftness, elevation); 跃 = 足 + 翟 (foot + pheasant — to leap upward with energy)

Meaning

A leap; a qualitative jump. Describes a dramatic and sudden advance or transformation in quality, level, or capability — not merely gradual growth.

Implies a discontinuous, qualitative shift rather than linear progress. Common in scientific, technological, economic, and philosophical discourse. Often paired with 质的、历史性、重大 to emphasise the magnitude of the change.

Examples

1. 量子计算的突破性进展标志着人类信息处理能力的一次历史性飞跃，其潜在的运算速度已远远超出现有超级计算机的极限边界。 Breakthrough progress in quantum computing marks a historic leap in humanity’s information processing capabilities, with potential computing speeds far beyond the limits of today’s supercomputers.
2. 这家初创企业在获得战略融资后仅用两年时间便实现了从区域性品牌到全球市场参与者的飞跃，令整个行业深感震惊。 After securing strategic financing, the startup achieved a leap—from a regional brand to a global market player—in just two years, stunning the entire industry.
3. 他坦言，那次在高压环境下独立完成复杂谈判的经历使他在谈判技巧与心理素质两个维度上都实现了质的飞跃。 He admitted that the experience of independently completing a complex negotiation under intense pressure led to a qualitative leap in both his negotiation skills and his mental toughness.

Usage Guide

Context: technology, science, economy, academia

Tone: positive

Do Say

• 人工智能大模型的涌现被普遍视为认知工具发展史上的一次范式级飞跃，其影响深度和广度远超此前历次技术革命的初期预期。(The emergence of large AI models is widely regarded as a paradigm-level leap in the history of cognitive tool development, with a depth and breadth of impact far exceeding the early expectations of any previous technological revolution.)
• 经过十年的技术积累与持续试错，这家企业的核心材料工艺终于实现了从实验室级别到工业量产规模的关键飞跃。(After ten years of technological accumulation and continuous trial and error, this company's core materials process has finally achieved the critical leap from laboratory scale to industrial mass production.)

Don't Say

• 飞跃 for routine improvements — do not say 他的成绩有了飞跃 for a small grade improvement; reserve 飞跃 for genuinely dramatic, qualitative advances that represent a step change

Origin & History

飞 (to fly; swift) + 跃 (to leap; to jump) — to leap with the swiftness of flight — a dramatic qualitative jump

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal