进 (jìn): to enter
进 (jìn) is a Chinese character meaning “to enter.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 辶 (semantic) and 井 (phonetic). It ranks #81 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 进 walk. Its radical form 辶 (walk) appears in many related characters such as 边 (biān, side), 过 (guò, to pass, past), 还 (hái, still, return).
Definitions
- to enter
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 进
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 进来verb | jìn lái | to come in | 2 |
| 进去verb | jìn qù | to go in | 2 |
| 进行verb | jìn xíng | (of a process etc) to proceed | 4 |
| 进入verb | jìn rù | to enter | 4 |
| 进展verb | jìn zhǎn | to make headway | 6 |
| 前进verb | qián jìn | to go forward | 5 |
| 进步verb/adjective | jìn bù | progress | 5 |
| 进一步adverb | jìn yī bù | to go a step further | 5 |
| 先进adjective/noun | xiān jìn | sophisticated | 5 |
| 进化verb | jìn huà | evolution | 6 |
| 改进verb | gǎi jìn | to improve | 5 |
| 推进verb | tuī jìn | to impel | 5 |
| 进度noun | jìn dù | rate of progress | 6 |
| 进口verb | jìn kǒu | to import | 5 |
| 促进verb | cù jìn | to promote (an idea or cause) | 5 |
| 引进verb | yǐn jìn | to recommend | 5 |
| 增进verb | zēng jìn | to promote | 5 |
| 进而conjunction | jìn ér | and then (what follows next) | 6 |
| 上进verb | shàng jìn | to make progress | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 进攻 | jìn gōng | to attack |
| 闯进 | chuǎng jìn | to burst in |
| 进出 | jìn chū | to enter or exit |
| 激进 | jī jìn | radical |
| 跟进 | gēn jìn | to follow |
| 进程 | jìn chéng | course of events |
| 进城 | jìn chéng | to go to town |
| 混进 | hùn jìn | to infiltrate |
| 进食 | jìn shí | to eat one's meal |
| 进场 | jìn chǎng | to enter the venue |
| 进军 | jìn jūn | (military) to march |
| 进发 | jìn fā | (of a group of people or a convoy of vehicles) to set off |
| 进球 | jìn qiú | to score a goal |
| 进餐 | jìn cān | to have a meal |
进 appears in 100 compound words: 58 as the first character, 42 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 进 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (15)
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
Showing 12 of 15 idioms containing 进.
Example Sentences
请进，会议室已经准备好了。
Qǐng jìn, huìyìshì yǐjīng zhǔnbèi hǎo le.
Please come in; the meeting room is ready.
高标准高质量推进雄安新区建设现代化城市丨雄安新区新..
gāo biāo zhǔn gāo zhì liàng tuī jìn xióng ān xīn qū jiàn shè xiàn dài huà chéng shì 丨 xióng ān xīn qū xīn . .
Promote the construction of Xiong'an New Area into a modern city with high standards and high quality丨Xiong'an New Area New:
挺不住了?印度急切“从中国进口”
tǐng bù zhù le ? yìn dù jí qiē cóng zhōng guó jìn kǒu
Can't hold on? India is eager to "import from China"
春晚的另一场“巷战”:AI挤进春节档,不止为了发红..
chūn wǎn de lìng yī chǎng xiàng zhàn jǐ jìn chūn jié dǎng , bù zhǐ wéi le fā hóng . .
Another "Alley-oop" at the Spring Festival Gala: AI is squeezing into the Spring Festival slot, not just to send out red...
暖意融融 走进上海机场建设者小镇
nuǎn yì róng róng zǒu jìn shǎng hǎi jī chǎng jiàn shè zhě xiǎo zhèn
Warmth and Hospitality: A Visit to the Shanghai Airport Construction Workers' Village
你的工作进行得怎么样？
Nǐ de gōngzuò jìnxíng de zěnmeyàng?
How is your work coming along?
你的生意进展如何？
Nǐ de shēngyi jìnzhǎn rúhé?
How is your business going?
你从哪里跑进来的？
Nǐ cóng nǎlǐ pǎo jìnlái de?
Where did you come in from?
白痴，你脑子进水了？
Báichī, nǐ nǎozijìnshuǐ le?
Idiot... You got water in your brain or something?
我现在进来方便么？
Wǒ xiànzài jìnlái fāngbiàn me?
Is it OK for me to come in now?
Character Family
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