Chinese word

进出

Pronunciation

Pinyinjìn chū

Meaning

  • verbgo in and out

Example

这栋楼只有员工可以进出。zhè dòng lóu zhí yǒu yuán gōng ké yǐ jìn chū

Only employees can go in and out of this building.

Illustration for 进出 (go in and out)

More examples

夜间小区禁止外来人员随意进出。yè jiān xiǎo qū jìn zhǐ wài lái rén yuán suí yì jìn chū

At night, the residential community prohibits outsiders from entering and leaving at will.

Core concept

Movement between the inside and outside of a place, in either direction.

Common phrases

  • 禁止进出jìn zhǐ jìn chū

    prohibit entry and exit

  • 自由进出zì yóu jìn chū

    enter and leave freely

  • 随意进出suí yì jìn chū

    enter and leave at will

Similar words

进入jìn rù: Pass from the outside of a place into its interior.
出入chū rù: Make repeated trips into and out of a place.

Definition in Chinese

表示进入与离开某地点的行为或通行情况，也可指在进与出之间交替发生的往来。biǎo shì jìn rù yǔ lí kāi mǒu dì diǎn de xíng wéi huò tōng xíng qíng kuàng yě kě zhǐ zài jìn yǔ chū zhī jiān jiāo tì fā shēng de wǎng lái

Word origin

进 (jìn, "enter") + 出 (chū, "leave") stand side by side, so the compound covers complete passage rather than only one direction.

Usage tips

  • English usually names entering and leaving separately, but this Chinese verb is useful when both directions belong to the same situation, such as building access.

Other meanings

  • entry and exitnoun
  • comings and goingsnoun

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