Chinese Conversation · Level 43
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Chinese word
进来
Pronunciation
Pinyinjìn lái
Meaning
- verbcome in
Example
请进来，坐下吧。qǐng jìn lái zuò xià ba
Please come in and sit down.
More examples
他从门外进来了。tā cóng mén wài jìn lái le
He came in from outside.
Core concept
An outside-to-inside path ends at the place shared with the speaker.
Common phrases
请进来qǐng jìn lái
please come in
快点进来kuài diǎn jìn lái
come in quickly
Similar words
进去jìn qù: Move from outside into a building or room, away from the speaker.
进jìn: Move from outside to the inside of a place.
过来guò lái: Move from another place toward where the speaker is.
Definition in Chinese
表示从外面向里移动并到达说话者或说话处，常作为动词或与其他动词连用作方向补语。biǎo shì cóng wài miàn xiàng lǐ yí dòng bìng dào dá shuō huà zhě huò shuō huà chù cháng zuò wéi dòng cí huò yǔ qí tā dòng cí lián yòng zuò fāng xiàng bú yǔ
Word origin
进 (jìn, "enter") supplies the inward path, while 来 (lái, "come") marks arrival toward the speaker, forming a compound for movement into the speaker's area.
Usage tips
- As a direction complement, it can follow another action verb and show where that action ends, a pattern English often expresses with a separate phrase.
Other meanings
- enterverb
Opposites
- 出去chū qùgo outverb