与时俱进

Chinese HSK 7-9 Vocabulary Chinese ★★ 2/5 formal yǔ shí jù jìn

병음 yǔ shí jù jìn

한자 분석 与 = with; 时 = 日 + 寸 (sun + measure — time, era); 俱 = 人 + 具 (all together); 进 = 辶 + 隹 (movement + bird — to advance)

뜻

시대에 발맞추다; 시대와 함께 전진하다

A key political and philosophical phrase in contemporary Chinese discourse, strongly associated with the reform era and the CCP's ideological updates. Frequently used in official documents, Party theory, and institutional reform contexts. Also used more broadly in business and cultural discourse to mean 'staying current' or 'adapting to change.' Implies active agency, not passive drift.

예문

马克思主义之所以历久弥新，在于它不是僵化教条，而是能在不同历史条件下与时俱进、不断自我革新的开放思想。
这家百年制造企业面对数字化浪潮，展现出与时俱进的能力，把AI和物联网深度融入生产，并转向综合解决方案。
法律体系要与时俱进，就必须在保持稳定与及时回应技术和社会变化之间取得动态平衡。

사용 가이드

맥락: politics, institutional reform, business, ideology

어조: earnest

올바른 표현

优秀大学既要传承学术传统，也要在课程和科研上与时俱进，才能保持引领地位。(A great university must both carry on academic traditions and keep pace with the times in its courses and research in order to maintain its leading position.)
这位任职二十余年的主席坦言，他未能让委员会在评审标准和程序上与时俱进，是最大遗憾。(This chair, who served for over twenty years, admitted that his greatest regret was failing to help the committee keep pace with the times in its review standards and procedures.)

피해야 할 표현

你要与时俱进，换个新手机 — 与时俱进 carries strong ideological and institutional weight in Chinese discourse; using it casually for consumer product upgrades trivialises it; use 跟上潮流 (keep up with trends) or 更新换代 (upgrade/replace) instead

기원과 역사

与 (with) + 时 (time/era) + 俱 (together/all) + 进 (to advance — 辶movement + 隹 bird, moving forward). Together: advancing together with the times.

문화적 배경

시대: Modern

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal