make progress, ambitious to improve oneself 3 上进 [-進] shàngjìn (up-advance) make progress, ambitious to improve oneself: 追求~ pursue progress || ~心 desire do better || 不断~ keep moving forward '261 Progressive and conservative 进步, 保守 (jìnbù, bǎoshǒu)
be eager to excel, ambitious 5 要强 [-] yàoqiáng (anxious-to excel) be eager to excel, ambitious: ~的 人 an ambitious person || 性格~ an ambitious personality '