Chinese word

进店

Pronunciation

Pinyinjìn diàn

Meaning

  • verbgo into a store

Example

他看到前面有家店就进店了。tā kàn dào qián miàn yǒu jiā diàn jiù jìn diàn le

He saw a store ahead and went into it.

Illustration for 进店 (go into a store)

More examples

很多顾客看到新商品会进店看看。hěn duō gù kè kàn dào xīn shāng pǐn huì jìn diàn kàn kàn

Many customers go into a store to look around when they see new products.

Core concept

Crossing the boundary from outside into a shop, with attention on the entry itself.

Common phrases

  • 进店购物jìn diàn gòu wù

    go into a store to shop

  • 顾客进店gù kè jìn diàn

    customers enter a store

  • 进店看看jìn diàn kàn kàn

    go into a store to look around

Similar words

进去jìn qù: Go inside a place, with the movement directed away from the speaker.
进入jìn rù: Enter a building or place and reach its inner area.
进来jìn lái: Come inside from outside, moving toward the speaker or current viewpoint.

Definition in Chinese

从门口进入店内的动作，强调进入这一行为本身。cóng mén kǒu jìn rù diàn nèi de dòng zuò qiáng diào jìn rù zhè yì xíng wèi běn shēn

Word origin

进 (jìn, "enter") + 店 (diàn, "store") forms 进店 (jìndiàn, "go into a store"), naming movement across a shop's entrance.

Usage tips

  • A purpose can follow this verb directly in everyday speech, and a completion marker at the end can present the entry as an event that has occurred.

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