Chinese Conversation · Level 2
86 words
Chinese word
进
Pronunciation
Pinyinjìn
Meaning
- verbenter
Example
请进。qǐng jìn
Please come in.
More examples
小猫进了房间。xiǎo māo jìn le fáng jiān
The kitten went into the room.
Core concept
A forward movement crosses from outside a boundary into a place, range, or new stage.
Common phrases
请进qǐng jìn
Please enter
进来jìn lái
come inside
进去jìn qù
go inside
Similar words
进来jìn lái: Come into a place toward the speaker.
进去jìn qù: Go into a place farther from the speaker.
来lái: Come to where the speaker is.
去qù: Go to a place away from the speaker.
Definition in Chinese
表示从外部进入某个场所、范围或内部，也可用于表示进入某种状态或阶段，常用作动词，可与处所名词或方向词搭配。biǎo shì cóng wài bù jìn rù mǒu gè cháng suǒ fàn wéi huò nèi bù yě kě yòng yú biǎo shì jìn rù móu zhǒng zhuàng tài huò jiē duàn cháng yòng zuò dòng cí kě yǔ chù suǒ míng cí huò fāng xiàng cí dā pèi
Word origin
The simplified form 进 (jìn, "enter") comes from traditional 進 (jìn, "enter"), whose 辶 (chuò, "movement") suggests moving forward and whose 隹 (zhuī, "short-tailed bird") mainly supports the sound.
Usage tips
- Chinese often adds a direction word after this verb to show whether movement comes toward the speaker or goes farther inside, while English usually expresses that detail separately.