How to say “enter” in Chinese
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“Enter” in Chinese is 进, jìn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
进 is read jìn. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 辶 “walk”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “进”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 进. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 进门以后请脱鞋jìnményǐhòuqǐngtuōxiéPlease take off your shoes when you come in.
- 我们队进入了前八名wǒmenduìjìnrùleqiánbāmíngOur team made it into the top eight.
- 欢迎欢迎，请进！huānyínghuānyíng,qǐngjìnWelcome, come on in!
- 进门请换拖鞋jìnménqǐnghuàntuōxiéPlease change into slippers when you come in.
- 保安不让外卖进小区bǎo’ānbúràngwàimàijìnxiǎoqūSecurity won't let food delivery into the complex.
- 请进换一下拖鞋qǐngjìn,huànyíxiàtuōxiéCome in, change into slippers.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Come in!”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “enter” in Chinese?
“Enter” in Chinese is 进, pinyin jìn.
What does 进 mean?
进 (jìn) means “enter”.
How do you write 进?
进 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 进?
进 is read jìn. Tones: jìn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“enter” in the lesson “Come in!”
This word is from the topic “There and back” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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