进 (jìn) in Mandarin: to enter, to go in; to advance

Translation

to enter, to go in; to advance

Word origin

进 (jìn, 'to enter, to advance') is the simplified form of 進. It pairs 辶 (the movement radical) with 井 (jǐng) as phonetic in the simplified form; the traditional 進 used 隹 (a bird) over the movement radical, suggesting forward motion.

Origin: phono-semantic compound
Root: 辶 (movement radical) + 井 (jǐng, phonetic in simplified form)

Stroke order

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Examples

！

Please come in!

。

He walked into the room.

步bù。

Our company has advanced a lot this year.

。

He just entered the office.

。

Please move the box in.

进/进 (jìn) means to enter, go in, or advance. As a standalone verb it covers entering a space (进门, enter the door; 进来, come in) and advancing or progressing (进步, to make progress; 进化, to evolve). As a directional complement it indicates movement inward: 走进 (walk into), 拿进 (bring in), 搬进 (move into). The polite invitation 请进 (please come in) is one of the most common fixed expressions in Mandarin hospitality.

Related words

进来

to come in, to enter

进去

to go in, to enter

出

to exit, to come out, to produce

进入

to enter, to go into

进行

to carry out, to conduct, to proceed

Appears in 5 words

Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 进.

进来jìn láito come in, to enter 进去jìn qùto go in, to enter 进行jìn xíngto carry out, to conduct, to proceed 进入jìn rùto enter, to go into 前进qián jìnto advance, to go forward, to march on

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进(jìn) - to enter, to go in; to advance in Mandarin