循序渐进
xún xù jiàn jìn
step by step
Character by character
循xún
follow
follow
序xù
order
order
渐jiàn
gradually
gradually
进jìn
advance
advance
Example
学习要循序渐进。
Learning should go step by step.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
Distilled from Zhu Xi's reading advice 循序而渐进，熟读而精思; the standard phrase for learning methods.
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