進軍
simp进军zeon3 gwan1jìn jūn
English
- (military) to march; to advance
- (fig.) to enter and compete in a new market, field, region or arena
- to command troops to enter a place; to launch a military advance
- figuratively, to extend one's market reach to
粵語 — Cantonese
- 指揮軍隊進入某個地方
- 引申指開拓某個市場、去某個領域發展
Examples
他們向西北方向進軍,進入了謝南多厄河谷。
They marched northwest into the Shenandoah Valley.
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進軍荷里活
to pursue career in Hollywood
進軍世界盃
enter to the World Cup
大量餐飲品牌近年相繼進軍香港。
Many food and beverage brands have successively expanded into Hong Kong in recent years.
王老闆打算進軍大陸市場,好積極同內地權貴打交道。
Mr. Wong intends to enter the Chinese mainland market, so he is proactively making connections with the elite there.
1941年12月,日軍偷襲珍珠港後,從深圳進軍香港。
In December 1941, after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbour, the Japanese army launched their offensive into Hong Kong from Shenzhen. ----
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk