(jìn lái) - to come in, to enter in Mandarin
jìnláiTraditional: 進來
Translation
to come in, to enter
Word origin
进来 means 'to come in': 进 (jìn, 'to enter', simplified from 進, with 辶 the movement radical) plus 来 (lái, 'to come'). 来 was originally a pictograph of wheat, later borrowed for 'to come'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 进 (jìn, to enter) + 来 (lái, to come)
Stroke order
进
来
Examples
。
Please come in and sit down.
。
He walked in.
！
No entry!
雨。
Come in quickly and shelter from the rain.
。
The cat came in through the window.
进来 (jìn lái) - to come in, to enter.
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