| 日臻 | rì zhēn | to reach day after day for | |
| 日臻完善 | rì zhēn wán shàn | to become better and more perfect day by day (idiom) | |
| 百福骈臻 | bǎi fú pián zhēn | May all blessings join together! (idiom) | |
| 何克臻此 | hé kè zhēn cǐ | How could this be achieved (without great persistence)? (idiom) | |
| 臻于至善 | zhēn yú zhì shàn | to be at one's best (idiom) |
| 1 | This makes for the best solder job. | |
| 2 | But this is earth, a fallen, imperfect place. | |
| 3 | Preparation, precision, and timing all coming together so wonderfully. | |
| 4 | Ten years of wind and storms has rendered an innocent boy walk towards maturity and roundness. | |
| 5 | Both countries still refer to the alliance as a cornerstone of their security policies, but it is, says Mr Finnegan, a brittle one. |