Chinese word

涌入

Pronunciation

Pinyinyǒng rù

Meaning

  • verbpour into

Example

晚会开始，观众不断地涌入会场。wǎn huì kāi shǐ guān zhòng bú duàn dì yǒng rù huì chǎng

As the evening event began, the audience kept pouring into the venue.

Illustration for 涌入 (pour into)

More examples

新政策出台后，外资涌入本地市场。xīn zhèng cè chū tái hòu wài zī yǒng rù běn dì shì chǎng

After the new policy was introduced, foreign capital flowed into the local market.

Core concept

A powerful stream of people or things moves into one space and quickly fills it.

Common phrases

  • 资金涌入zī jīn yǒng rù

    funds flow in

  • 人才涌入rén cái yǒng rù

    talent flows in

  • 游客涌入yóu kè yǒng rù

    tourists flow in

Similar words

冲进chōng jìn: Enter by rushing forward with strong momentum.
蜂拥而至fēng yōng ér zhì: Gather and enter together in a surging mass.
挤入jǐ rù: Force a body or object into a tight space.

Definition in Chinese

在短时间内向内大量聚集并进入，往往引起拥挤或一时的充斥感。zài duǎn shí jiān nèi xiàng nèi dà liàng jù jí bìng jìn rù wáng wǎng yín qǐ yōng jǐ huò yì shí de chōng chì gǎn

Word origin

涌 (yǒng, "surge") + 入 (rù, "enter") forms a verb for entering with the force and volume of a surge.

Usage tips

  • Unlike an ordinary arrival, this verb signals a large, rapid influx, so it fits a crowd entering after an event opens rather than a few people walking in.

Other meanings

  • flow intoverb
  • swarm intoverb

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