迈进

• Pinyin: mài jìn
• Hanzi breakdown: 迈 = 辶 (movement) + 万 (vast/far); 进 = 辶 (movement) + 佳 (excellent) — advancing toward excellence

Meaning

To stride forward; to advance purposefully toward a goal. Suggests deliberate, confident forward movement, often toward a significant milestone.

Frequently used in formal, political, and motivational contexts to describe institutional or societal advances. Often paired with abstract destinations: 向现代化迈进 (advancing toward modernisation), 向未来迈进 (striding toward the future).

Examples

1. 经过数十年的改革开放，中国正以坚定的步伐向全面建成小康社会的宏伟目标迈进。 After decades of reform and opening up, China is moving forward with steady steps toward the grand goal of building a moderately prosperous society in all respects.
2. 这项新技术的突破使公司在智能制造领域向世界前沿水平迈进了一大步。 This breakthrough in new technology enabled the company to take a major step toward the world’s leading level in smart manufacturing.
3. 告别校园、踏入社会，意味着人生正式向下一个充满挑战与机遇的阶段迈进。 Saying goodbye to campus and entering society means life is officially moving into the next stage—full of challenges and opportunities.

Usage Guide

Context: politics, institutional progress, motivational, corporate

Tone: positive

Do Say

• 在全球化与数字化浪潮的双重驱动下，各行各业都在积极向智能化、绿色化方向迈进，以适应未来经济发展的新形势。(Driven by the twin waves of globalisation and digitalisation, industries across all sectors are actively striding toward intelligentisation and greening to adapt to the new landscape of future economic development.)
• 该校通过引进国际一流师资和优化课程体系，正逐步向世界顶尖学术机构的水准迈进。(By recruiting world-class faculty and optimising its curriculum, the university is gradually advancing toward the standard of the world's top academic institutions.)

Don't Say

• 在日常口语中使用迈进描述小事 — 迈进 carries a formal, grandiose register suited to significant progress; for everyday movement or minor advancement, use 前进, 走向, or 进入 instead

Origin & History

迈 (to stride) + 进 (to enter/advance) — to stride purposefully forward into a new state or goal

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal