The invention discloses a video progressively receiving method and a system as well as a multimedia video color ring receiving method and a system which adopt the video progressively receiving method. The technical proposal is as follows: the invention divides the data of each image file into a plurality of video file sections, divides the file sections into a plurality of video file section sequences according to a certain dividing method, and sends to a called party according to a set order by taking the sequences as units. Once receiving a set of new sequence, a calling party combines the sequence with a previously synthesized sequence for playing and then takes the sequence as the base of the next combination. The steps are repeated, and the image sequence which is formed after the last sequence is combined is the clear image of multimedia color ring. The invention is applicable to the mobile communication field.