# 进取 (jìnqǔ): to be enterprising | HSK 7-9 Vocabulary | HSKReady

Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-7-9/jinqu-7546
Language: en
Content ID: hsk-7-9-7546
HSK levels: 7-9
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:50:59.603Z
Scope: approved public sample; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app.

Learn 进取 (jìnqǔ), HSK 7-9: to be enterprising; to push forward with initiative. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 进取

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jìnqǔ

to be enterprising; to push forward with initiative

HSK 7-9

## Pronunciation

jìnqǔ

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## Example sentence

他工作上一直很进取，短短三年就升为部门经理。

tā gōngzuò shàng yìzhí hěn jìnqǔ, duǎnduǎn sān nián jiù shēng wéi bùmén jīnglǐ.

He has always been enterprising at work and was promoted to department manager in just three years.

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## Related vocabulary

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