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yǔ 与 shí 时 jù 俱 jìn 进

与时俱进 yǔ shí jù jìn

to keep pace with the times; to move with the times

Literally: with time together advance

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. Derived from the Book of Changes phrase 与时偕行 and widely used in modern official language.

How to use it

Predicate; positive. Often 要与时俱进 or 与时俱进的思想.

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  1. 老师也要与时俱进，学会用新的教学工具。
    Lǎoshī yě yào yǔ shí jù jìn, xuéhuì yòng xīn de jiàoxué gōngjù.
    Teachers too must keep pace with the times and learn new teaching tools.
    teacher also must with time together advance, learn use new (particle) teaching tool
  2. 这家老店与时俱进，开始在网上卖东西了。
    Zhè jiā lǎo diàn yǔ shí jù jìn, kāishǐ zài wǎngshàng mài dōngxi le.
    This old shop has moved with the times and started selling online.
    this (measure) old shop with time together advance, begin at online sell thing (particle)

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