进 meaning in English

jìn

to go forward; to advance

HSK 1verbTraditional 進7 strokes

Meaning of 进

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jìn

to go forward
to advance
to go in
to enter
to put in
to submit
to take in
to admit

How to use 进

进 means to enter or to move forward, and it often pairs with 来 (lái) or 去 (qù) to show direction toward or away from the speaker. You will hear 请进 (qǐng jìn) whenever someone knocks on a door. Example: 他走进教室。(Tā zǒujìn jiàoshì.) He walked into the classroom.

进 (jìn) has the walking radical 辶 at the bottom left, so think of feet moving forward. Picture someone walking past a well 井 shape and stepping through a door to go in.

Common mistake: Learners often confuse 进 (jìn) with 近 (jìn, near), which sounds the same and also uses 辶 but has 斤 inside instead of 井. Another trap is saying 我进 alone for 'I come in'; Chinese usually adds a direction, as in 我进来了 (wǒ jìnlái le).

进 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ听tīng到dào有yǒu人rén进jìn来lái了le。

I heard someone come in.

你nǐ不bù能néng跟gēn我wǒ们men进jìn来lái。

You can't come in with this.

过guò了le一yī会huì，她tā就jiù走zǒu进jìn了le我wǒ的de房fáng间jiān。

Before long, she came into my room.

当dāng他tā进jìn来lái的de时shí候hòu, 我wǒ正zhèng在zài写xiě信xìn。

I was writing a letter when he came.

你nǐ们men怎zěn么me进jìn来lái的de？

How did you guys get in?

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进 jìn · to go forward · 7 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 进.

进来	jìnlái	to come in
进去	jìnqù	to go in
请进	qǐng jìn	"please come in"
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
走进	zǒujìn	to enter; to step into
前进	qiánjìn	to go forward; to forge ahead
进展	jìnzhǎn	to make headway; to make progress
进步	jìnbù	progress; improvement; to improve; to progress
先进	xiānjìn	sophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
进一步	jìnyībù	to go a step further; (develop, understand, improve etc) more; further
推进	tuījìn	to impel; to carry forward

Questions about 进

What does 进 mean?

进 (jìn) means "to go forward; to advance" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 进?

进 is made of 1 character: 进 (7 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.

Is 进 an HSK word?

Yes. 进 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 进 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 进 is written 進.

What is the difference between 进来 and 进去?

进来 (jìnlái) means coming in toward the speaker, while 进去 (jìnqù) means going in away from the speaker. If you are inside a room you say 进来吧, and if you are outside telling someone to enter you say 进去吧.

How is 进行 different from plain 进?

进行 (jìnxíng) means to carry out or be in progress, and it usually takes formal activities as objects, such as 进行讨论 (jìnxíng tǎolùn, to hold a discussion). Plain 进 is about physically entering or advancing.