HSK · Level 40
120 words
Chinese word
走进
Pronunciation
Pinyinzǒu jìn
Meaning
- verbenter
Example
他走进房间。tā zǒu jìn fáng jiān
He walks into the room.
More examples
雨开始下时，他走进商店。yǔ kāi shǐ xià shí tā zǒu jìn shāng diàn
When it started to rain, he walked into the store.
Core concept
A moving figure crosses a boundary and becomes part of an inner place, sphere, or condition.
Common phrases
走进房间zǒu jìn fáng jiān
walk into the room
走进公园zǒu jìn gōng yuán
walk into the park
走进商店zǒu jìn shāng diàn
walk into the store
Similar words
进去jìn qù: Move into the inside of a place or object, with focus on the destination.
进来jìn lái: Enter from outside while moving toward the speaker or the nearby place.
Definition in Chinese
表示人或物从外面向里面走动并进入某处，强调进入的动作和过程，也可引申为进入某一领域或状态。biǎo shì rén huò wù cóng wài miàn xiàng lǐ miàn zǒu dòng bìng jìn rù mǒu chù qiáng diào jìn rù de dòng zuò hé guò chéng yě kě yǐn shēn wèi jìn rù mǒu yì lǐng yù huò zhuàng tài
Word origin
走进 (zǒujìn, "walk into") combines 走 (zǒu, "move or walk") with 进 (jìn, "go in"), linking physical movement inward with the figurative idea of entering a field or state.
Usage tips
- The destination can be a subject, community, or stage of life rather than a room, so the word appears beyond travel scenes and has a wider range than its most concrete use suggests.
Other meanings
- come inverb
- get intoverb
Opposites
- 走出zǒu chūwalk outverb
Related words
- 走进去zǒu jìn qùwalk inverb
- 走进来zǒu jìn láicome inverb