进

jìn

“To go forward” in Chinese is 进 (jìn).

Other characters with the syllable jin: see all 17 →

Meaning

to go forward
to advance
to go in

Show 7 more meanings

to enter
to put in
to submit
to take in
to admit
(math.) base of a number system
classifier for sections in a building or residential compound

Example

进来，门开着。

Come in, it's open.

From 进来 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Words containing 进

进来jìnláito come inHSK 1 进去jìnqùto go inHSK 1 请进qǐng jìn"please come in"HSK 1 进入jìnrùto enterHSK 2 进行jìnxíng(of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underwayHSK 2 走进zǒujìnto enter; to step intoHSK 2 改进gǎijìnto improve; to make betterHSK 3 进步jìnbùprogress; improvementHSK 3

More HSK 1 characters

爱àito love; to be fond of; to likeHSK 1 八bāeightHSK 1 爸bàfatherHSK 1 吧babar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)HSK 1 白báiBai ethnic groupHSK 1 百bǎihundredHSK 1 班bānteam; class; gradeHSK 1 半bànhalfHSK 1 帮bāngto helpHSK 1 包bāoto coverHSK 1

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