循序渐进

• Pinyin: xún xù jiàn jìn
• Desglose de hanzi: 循 = 彳 + 盾 (walk + shield — to follow a path); 序 = 广 + 予 (shelter + give — ordered arrangement); 渐 = 氵+ 斩 (water + cut — gradual cutting through, like water); 进 = 辶 + 隹 (movement + bird — moving forward)

Significado

Avanzar paso a paso; progresar gradualmente y de forma sistemática.

A 成语 (four-character idiom) emphasising the importance of systematic, patient progression in learning, training, or reform. Contrasts with rushing ahead recklessly or skipping foundational steps. Widely used in education, personal development, training, and policy implementation.

Ejemplos

1. 学习一门外语是一项长期工程，必须循序渐进，切忌急于求成而跳过语音和基础语法的训练阶段。
2. 教练为运动员制定了循序渐进的专项训练计划，确保其在半年内稳步提升技术水平与心理素质。
3. 在推进制度改革时，领导层反复强调必须循序渐进，不可操之过急，以防引发不必要的社会震荡与抵触情绪。

Guía de uso

Contexto: education, training, reform, personal development

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 掌握任何复杂技能都需要循序渐进，每一阶段打好基础才能为下一步的突破积累足够的实力。(Mastering any complex skill requires a gradual, step-by-step approach; laying a solid foundation at each stage is essential before advancing further.)
• 医学院的课程设计遵循循序渐进的原则，从基础科学到临床实践，层层深入，环环相扣。(The medical school curriculum is designed on the principle of step-by-step progression, moving layer by layer from basic sciences to clinical practice in a coherent and interconnected sequence.)

Incorrecto

• 我们应循序渐进地立刻解决所有问题 — contradictory; 循序渐进 implies patience and gradual progress, which is incompatible with 立刻 (immediately); the combination undermines the core meaning of the idiom

Origen e historia

循 (follow/comply with) + 序 (order/sequence) + 渐 (gradually) + 进 (advance) — to follow the proper order and advance gradually

Contexto cultural

Época: Classical/Modern

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal