进

進
jìn
HSK 2
#81 most
frequent character
to advance, to enter, to come (or go) into
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

进 pairs 井 jǐng as a sound part with 辶, which carries the idea of moving along a road. Its first meaning was 'to go forward, advance'. That grew to 'to enter'.

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Example Sentences

请进，里面有很多好吃的。
qǐngjìn ， lǐmiàn yǒu hěnduō hǎochī de 。
Please come in, there are many delicious foods inside.
他每天都进图书馆学习。
tā měitiān dū jìn túshū guǎn xuéxí 。
He goes into the library to study every day.
比赛结束后，他进了决赛。
bǐsài jiéshù hòu ， tā jìn le juésài 。
After the competition ended, he advanced to the finals.

Words with similar meanings

进入jìnrù
to enter
A more formal way to say 'to enter'.
进来jìnlái
to come in
This emphasizes the action of coming into a place.

Words Starting With 进

进行jìn xíng
to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute
进口jìn kǒu
to import; imported
进步jìn bù
progress; improvement; to improve; to progress
进化jìn huà
evolution
进展jìn zhǎn
to make headway; to make progress

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