循序渐进 xún xù jiàn jìn Gradual progress

Explanation

指学习、工作等按照一定的步骤逐渐深入或提高。比喻事情要按照一定的程序，逐步进行。

Refers to learning, working, etc., which are gradually deepened or improved. It is a comparison to things that should be carried out step by step according to a certain order.

Origin Story

从前有个年轻人名叫纪昌，一心想成为一名射箭高手，于是便去拜访著名的射箭高手飞卫为师。飞卫并没有直接教他射箭，而是先让他练习眼神。他让纪昌每天盯着妻子织布的梭子，练习目不转睛。纪昌回家后，就每天坚持练习，即使是眨眼，都要闭上眼睛后才能再次睁开，经过一段时间的练习后，他的眼神变得非常锐利。飞卫见纪昌已经练就了一双好眼睛，便让他练习把小东西看成大东西，他让纪昌把头上细小的虱子看成车轮那么大。纪昌日复一日地练习，终于练成了这种本事。最终，飞卫才开始教他射箭的技巧。纪昌因为有了良好的基础，很快就掌握了射箭的技巧，成为了一名百发百中的神射手。这个故事说明，学习任何本领都要循序渐进，一步一个脚印，才能最终取得成功。

cóngqián yǒu gè niánqīng rén míng jiào jì chāng, yīxīn xiǎng chéngwéi yī míng shèjiàn gāoshǒu, yúshì biàn qù bàifǎng zhùmíng de shèjiàn gāoshǒu fēi wèi wèi shī. fēi wèi bìng méiyǒu zhíjiē jiào tā shèjiàn, ér shì xiān ràng tā liànxí yǎnshén. tā ràng jì chāng měitiān dīng zhe qīzi zhībù de suōzi, liànxí mù bù zhuǎnjīng. jì chāng huí jiā hòu, jiù měitiān jiānchí liànxí, jíshǐ shì zhǎyǎn, yě dōu bì shang yǎnjīng hòu cáinéng zàicì kāizhēng, jīngguò yīduàn shíjiān de liànxí hòu, tā de yǎnshén biàn de fēicháng ruìlì. fēi wèi jiàn jì chāng yǐjīng liànjiù le yī shuāng hǎo yǎnjīng, biàn ràng tā liànxí bǎ xiǎo dōngxi kàn chéng dà dōngxi, tā ràng jì chāng bǎ tóu shang xìxiǎo de shīzi kàn chéng chē lún nàme dà. jì chāng rì fù rì rì de liànxí, zhōngyú liàn chéng le zhè zhǒng běnshi. zhōngjiē, fēi wèi cái kāishǐ jiào tā shèjiàn de jìqiǎo. jì chāng yīnwèi yǒule liánghǎo de jīchǔ, jiù kuài jiù zhǎngwò le shèjiàn de jìqiǎo, chéngwéi le yī míng bǎifā bǎizhòng de shénshèshǒu. zhège gùshì shuōmíng, xuéxí rènhé běnlǐng dōu yào xúnxù jiànjìn, yībù yīgè jiǎoyìn, cáinéng zhōngjiē qǔdé chénggōng.

Once upon a time, there was a young man named Ji Chang who was determined to become a master archer, so he went to visit the famous archer Fei Wei as his master. Fei Wei did not directly teach him archery, but first let him practice his eyesight. He asked Ji Chang to stare at his wife's weaving shuttle every day and practice keeping his eyes fixed on it. Ji Chang went home and practiced every day, even if he blinked, he had to close his eyes before opening them again. After a period of practice, his eyesight became very sharp. Fei Wei, seeing that Ji Chang had already developed good eyesight, asked him to practice seeing small things as big things, and asked Ji Chang to see the tiny lice on his head as big as carriage wheels. Ji Chang practiced day after day and finally mastered this skill. Finally, Fei Wei began to teach him archery techniques. Because Ji Chang had a good foundation, he quickly mastered the techniques of archery and became a master archer who never missed his target. This story illustrates that learning any skill requires a gradual approach, step by step, to ultimately achieve success.

Usage

多用于形容学习或工作，常作状语、宾语。

duō yòng yú xiáoshù xuéxí huò gōngzuò, cháng zuò zhuàngyǔ, bǐnyǔ

Often used to describe learning or work, often as an adverbial or object.

Examples

• 学习任何技能都应该循序渐进，不能操之过急。

  xuéxí rènhé jìnéng dōu yīnggāi xúnxù jiànjìn, bùnéng cāozhī guòjí

  Learning any skill should be gradual, not rushed.

• 他的书法是循序渐进练出来的，而不是一蹴而就的。

  tā de shūfǎ shì xúnxù jiànjìn liàn chū lái de, ér bùshì yī cù ér jiù de

  His calligraphy was practiced gradually, not achieved overnight.

Related Idioms

• 按部就班

• 有条不紊

• 由浅入深

Opposite Idioms

• 一蹴而就

• 一步登天