xiān​jìn HSK3

advanced

xiān​jìn advanced · exemplary · exemplary person or group

  1. xiān adverb
    first
    earlier in time or sequence; beforehand; in advance
  2. to advance
    To move forward or upward; to make progress; opposite of 退 tuì.

xiān​jìn predecessor

  1. deceased
    (bound form) deceased; late; ancestors; previous generations
  2. scholarly rank
    (bound form) A rank in the imperial examination system, as in 进士 jìn​shì