Chinese word

进口

Pronunciation

Pinyinjìn kǒu

Meaning

  • nounimport

Example

这家店主要卖进口商品。zhè jiā diàn zhǔ yào mài jìn kǒu shāng pǐn

This store mainly sells imported goods.

Illustration for 进口 (import)

More examples

超市的进口食品通常价格较高。chāo shì de jìn kǒu shí pǐn tōng cháng jià gé jiào gāo

Imported food at the supermarket usually costs more.

Core concept

Foreign-made goods arriving inside a country through its trade gateway.

Common phrases

  • 进口商品jìn kǒu shāng pǐn

    imported goods

  • 进口食品jìn kǒu shí pǐn

    imported food

  • 进口汽车jìn kǒu qì chē

    imported automobiles

Similar words

出口chū kǒu: Products sent from a country to foreign markets.
国外guó wài: Foreign countries or regions outside the home country.
国内guó nèi: The part of a country within its own borders.
商品shāng pǐn: A product made for buying and selling.

Definition in Chinese

指被引入国内市场、来源于国外的商品，强调商品的国外来源。zhǐ bèi yǐn rù guó nèi shì chǎng lái yuán yú guó wài de shāng pǐn qiáng diào shāng pǐn de guó wài lái yuán

Word origin

进 (jìn, "enter") describes movement inward and 口 (kǒu, "opening") supplies the gateway, so the compound naturally applies to goods entering a domestic market from abroad.

Usage tips

  • In shopping contexts, this noun often comes before a product name as a compact modifier, while English usually uses "imported" or "from abroad".

Other meanings

  • imported goodsnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 进口商jìn kǒu shāngimporternoun
  • 进口量jìn kǒu liàngvolume of importsnoun

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