Expressing "process" with 进程 and 过程
The noun 进程
The noun 进程 
is used to denote important and major events.
is used to denote important and major events. Pay attention
We can not use the noun 进程 when we are talking about people.
We usually use 进程 in the following phrases:
历史进程
文明进程
革命进程
全球化进程
世界和平进程
文明进程
革命进程
全球化进程
世界和平进程 Examples
全球化进程过于缓慢了
The globalization process is too slow
quánqiú huà jìnchéng guòyú huǎnmàn le
这些事件改变了历史的进程
These events changed the course of history
zhèxiē shìjiàn gǎibiàn le lìshǐ de jìnchéng
欧盟正试图快速重新启动和平进程
The EU is trying to quickly restart the peace process
ōuméng zhèngshìtú kuàisù chóngxīn qǐdòng hépíng jìnchéng
The noun 过程
The noun 过程 is used to denote both important and minor events.
is used to denote both important and minor events.We usually use 过程 in the following phrases:
成长过程
发展过程
进化过程
变化过程
发展过程
进化过程
变化过程 Examples
那是学习过程中的正常现象
It is a normal part of the learning process
nà shì xuéxí guòchéng zhōng de zhèngcháng xiànxiàng
抢劫过程中有三人被打死
Three people were killed during the robbery
qiǎngjié guòchéng zhōng yǒu sān rén bèi dǎ sǐ
下图显示了亚麻成长过程
The picture below shows us the process of cultivating flax
xià tú xiǎnshì le yàmá chéngzhǎng guòchéng
We can use the noun 过程 when we are talking about people.
Examples
在她成长的过程中，她的家人接受了政府援助
Her family received state aid while she was growing up
zài tā chéngzhǎng de guòchéng zhōng, tā de jiārén jiēshòu le zhèngfǔ yuánzhù