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进

jìn

to enter, to go in

HSK 1 · Topic “Come and go” Position & direction
to enter, to go in
Memory picture

Character

进 jìn

Strokes
7
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 井 well, mine shaft, pit
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他进了房间。 Tā jìn le fángjiān. He went into the room.
  • 他进房间了。 Tā jìn fángjiān le. He has gone into the room.
  • 老师进了教学楼。 Lǎoshī jìnle jiàoxuélóu. The teacher went into the classroom building.
  • 请进房间坐下吧。 Qǐng jìn fángjiān zuòxia ba. Please enter the room and sit down.
  • 小王走进了商店。 Xiǎo Wáng zǒu jìn le shāngdiàn. Xiao Wang walked into the store.
  • 爸爸还没进家呢。 Bàba hái méi jìn jiā ne. Dad still hasn't come into the house.
  • 别进那个小房间! Bié jìn nà ge xiǎo fángjiān! Don't enter that small room!
  • 李月买票进了电影院。 Lǐ Yuè mǎi piào jìn le diànyǐngyuàn. Li Yue bought a ticket and went into the cinema.
  • 谁能进那个大学? Shéi néng jìn nà ge dàxué? Who can get into that university?
  • 王明不想进医院。 Wáng Míng bù xiǎng jìn yīyuàn. Wang Ming doesn't want to go into the hospital.

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