Meaning of 请进
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- "please come in"
How to use 请进
请进 is what you say when someone knocks or stands at your door, like an office, classroom, or home. It is often followed by other polite host phrases such as 请坐 (qǐng zuò). Example: 门开着，请进。(Mén kāi zhe, qǐng jìn.) The door is open, please come in.
请 (qǐng) means please, and 进 (jìn) means to enter. Put them together and you get the polite phrase a host says at the door: please enter.
Common mistake: Learners often say 请进来 or 请进去 without knowing the difference. 进来 (jìnlái) means coming in toward the speaker, so a host inviting you in would say 请进来, while 请进去 asks someone to go in somewhere away from the speaker. Also, 请 is third tone, so the two words together sound like qíng jìn only if you mishear it. Keep 请 as a low dipping qǐng.
请进 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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请 qǐng · to ask · 10 strokes
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进 jìn · to go forward · 7 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 请进.
| 进来 | jìnlái | to come in |
| 进去 | jìnqù | to go in |
| 请问 | qǐngwèn | Excuse me, may I ask...? |
| 请假 | qǐngjià | to request leave of absence |
| 请坐 | qǐng zuò | please, have a seat |
| 进行 | jìnxíng | (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out |
| 进入 | jìnrù | to enter; to go into |
| 请求 | qǐngqiú | to request; to ask; request (CL:個|个[ge4]) |
| 走进 | zǒujìn | to enter; to step into |
| 请客 | qǐngkè | to give a dinner party; to entertain guests |
| 前进 | qiánjìn | to go forward; to forge ahead |
| 进展 | jìnzhǎn | to make headway; to make progress |
Questions about 请进
What does 请进 mean?
请进 (qǐng jìn) means ""please come in"".
How do you write 请进?
请进 is made of 2 characters: 请 (10 strokes), 进 (7 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 请进 an HSK word?
Yes. 请进 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 请进 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 请进 is written 請進.
How do I reply when someone says 请进?
You can simply walk in and say 谢谢 (xièxie), thank you. If you are visiting someone's home, 打扰了 (dǎrǎo le), sorry to bother you, is also a common polite reply.
Is 请进 too formal for friends?
No, it is polite but normal in everyday life, and friends use it too. Among very close friends you might also hear a casual 进来吧 (jìnlái ba), come on in.