进

进 (jìn) – to go forward

jìn

to go forward

HSK 2Traditional: 進2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to go forward
  2. 2to advance
  3. 3to go in
  4. 4to enter
  5. 5to put in
  6. 6to submit
  7. 7to take in
  8. 8to admit
  9. 9(math.) base of a number system
  10. 10classifier for sections in a building or residential compound

Simplified & traditional

进

Simplified

進

Traditional

Example sentences

See 进 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 让我进去。

    ràng wǒ jìn qù 。

    Let me in.

  • 得寸进尺。

    dé cùn jìn chǐ 。

    Give him an inch and he'll take a yard.

Related words

进行

jìn xíng

to advance

促进

cù jìn

to promote (an idea or cause)

改进

gǎi jìn

to improve

进步

jìn bù

progress

进口

jìn kǒu

to import

进来

jìn lái

to come in

进去

jìn qù

to go in

请进

qǐng jìn

"please come in"

进入

jìn rù

to enter

走进

zǒu jìn

to enter

进展

jìn zhǎn

to make headway

前进

qián jìn

to go forward

Appears in

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